<p>The source <em>is</em> Sco X-1. It is a point source of X-rays.</p>

<p>I'll have get back to you on why it looks that way in chromoscope, but it looks incorrect to me.</p>

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ProfRob
<p><a href="http://www.chromoscope.net/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Chromoscope</a> is a nice toy. Pressing 'L' shows the constellations as guide. </p>

<p>There's a bright X-ray source between Ophiuchus, Libra and Scorpius. In Hydrogen-Alpha there are two circular formations to the right and left of it. Are the latter formed by polar jets from the former, and what is that object?</p>

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I essentially reworked my answer, for the record.
HDE 226868
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@HDE226868 it looks like a great answer, but it's currently deleted
uhoh
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I haven't found any info yet, but it looks more like  a prominent X-ray source surrounded by a disk that's absorbing the X-rays. I'm guessing that black means no X-rays, but there's so much background noise it's hard to get a baseline.
HDE 226868
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2014-12-02T00:30:33.047Z
Assuming that that thing *is* a disk, I wouldn't think those formations are related, because they're at odd angles - they're not on the same level as the disk, but they're not coming from the poles, either. They seem to be related to nearby stars - see how they're centered around stars? They're not unique to this object.
HDE 226868
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2014-12-02T00:38:45.220Z
Guess #1: [Scorpius X-1](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scorpius_X-1).
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@HDE226868 At the huge distance of Scorpius X-1, the three formations can't be related. Please make it an answer, if you're sure ;-)
LocalFluff
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2014-12-02T00:47:20.800Z
I'm far from sure. . . I'm fairly certain the formations aren't related, though.
HDE 226868
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@HDE226868 Three dots almost on a line, and I have a hypothesis! That's why I'm not an astronomer. (But I can make up new constellations, if someone wants some...)
LocalFluff
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In Chromoscope, what is the X-ray source between Ophiuchus, Libra and Scorpius?
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# In Chromoscope, what is the X-ray source between Ophiuchus, Libra and Scorpius?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2014-12-02)

[Chromoscope](http://www.chromoscope.net/) is a nice toy. Pressing 'L' shows the constellations as guide.

There's a bright X-ray source between Ophiuchus, Libra and Scorpius. In Hydrogen-Alpha there are two circular formations to the right and left of it. Are the latter formed by polar jets from the former, and what is that object?

**Tags:** light, milky-way, spectra, x-ray

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: I haven't found any info yet, but it looks more like  a prominent X-ray source surrounded by a disk that's absorbing the X-rays. I'm guessing that black means no X-rays, but there's so much background noise it's hard to get a baseline.  
> **username_1**: Assuming that that thing *is* a disk, I wouldn't think those formations are related, because they're at odd angles - they're not on the same level as the disk, but they're not coming from the poles, either. They seem to be related to nearby stars - see how they're centered around stars? They're not unique to this object.  
> **username_1**: Guess #1: [Scorpius X-1](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scorpius_X-1).  
> **username_0**: @username_1 At the huge distance of Scorpius X-1, the three formations can't be related. Please make it an answer, if you're sure ;-)  
> **username_1**: I'm far from sure. . . I'm fairly certain the formations aren't related, though.  
> **username_0**: @username_1 Three dots almost on a line, and I have a hypothesis! That's why I'm not an astronomer. (But I can make up new constellations, if someone wants some...)  
> **username_1**: I essentially reworked my answer, for the record.  
> **username_2**: @username_1 it looks like a great answer, but it's currently deleted  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_3 on 2016-11-28. Score: 2

The source *is* Sco X-1. It is a point source of X-rays.

I'll have get back to you on why it looks that way in chromoscope, but it looks incorrect to me.


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