Lobster Nebula
Lobster Nebula or NGC 6357 is a huge emission nebula named after his obvious shape. Sometimes it is also called "War and Peace" Nebula due to the chaotic structures of shock waves created by a young star cluster. This cluster in the center of the image is called Pismis 24 containing some of the most massive stars we know in the order of more than a 100 sun masses.
Object |
Lobster Nebula |
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Catagory |
Emission Line Images |
Designation |
NGC 6357 |
Constellation |
Scorpio |
Optics |
IAS 10" Newton f/4.5 |
Mount |
10Micron GM3000 HPS |
Camera |
QHY268M |
Exposure |
H-alpha 23x5m, OIII 10x5m, SII 20x5m, RGB 18x2m each. Croma Filterset. 7h total exposure . N.I.N.A for acquisition control and sequencing |
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| Dark + Flat Frame + Bias | |
Guiding |
PHD2 as Guiding Software |
Processing |
PixInsight, Photoshop. Color distribution RGB-SHO. |
Location-Date |
Location: IAS - Internationale Amateursternwarte e.V. - Hakos Observatory, Namibia. 9.6. 2024 |
Remark |
Image acquisition: IAS Remote Team 'Lukas'. Image proccessing: Dieter Willasch |