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Telescope: Astro-Physics Ricardi-Honders Astrograph (RHA) Designation: SH2-011 NGC 6357 is a diffuse nebula near NGC 6334 in the constellation Scorpius. The nebula contains many proto-stars shielded by dark disks of gas, and young stars wrapped in expanding "cocoons" or expanding gases surrounding these small stars. It is also known as the Lobster Nebula. (Wiki)
Mount: Astro-Physics AP1600 GTO Constellation: Scorpius
Camera: Apogee U16-M with Astrodon Ver. 2 Filters Remotely Imaged With CCD Commander - Maxim
Guiding: Baader Guidescope with Astro-Physics Mount System, SBIG ST-i Guider Type: Nebula
Exposure Data: Ha 10 hours. Position: R.A. 17 hr 28 min , Dec -34 12053'
Processed using PixInsight, PhotoShop CS3 Date: April 2015
Data Acquisiton, Reduction and Processing by Jim Janusz Imaging Location: Cave Creek Canyon Observatory
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