Telescope : ASA 500N
Camera : FLI PL 16803
Mount: ASA DDM85
Pixel scale : 0.98 arcsec/pixel
FOV : 65 x 65 arcmins
Filters :SHO & RGB
Integration: 17h30m
Sii 16x20m Ha 16x20m Oiii 16x20m
R 3x10m G 3x10m B 3x10m
RA center: 17h 24′ 53″
DEC center: -34° 10′ 19″
Equipment : Chilescope
Location : El Sauce Chile
Software: PixInsight & Photoshop
From Wikipedia – NGC 6357 is a diffuse nebula near NGC 6334 in the constellation Scorpius. The nebula contains many proto-stars shielded by dark discs of gas, and young stars wrapped in expanding “cocoons” or expanding gases surrounding these small stars. It is also known as the Lobster Nebula and the Madokami Nebula by some fans of the Japanese anime Madoka Magica due to its resemblance to the main character from the anime, and a popular fan petition to rename it. This nebula was also given the name War and Peace Nebula by the Midcourse Space Experiment scientists because of its appearance, which, in infrared images the bright, western part resembles a dove, while the eastern part looks like a skull. NGC 6357 is located about 5,500 light years away from Earth