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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) |
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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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