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NGC 6357

Name: NGC 6357

Nickname: Lobster Nebula (aka War and Peace Nebula)

Object Type: Diffuse Nebula

Constellation: Scorpius

Magnitude: 30

Object Size: 25 x 25

Comment: -

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Date Taken: 2020-06-22

Camera ZWO ASI071 (.91 arc-sec/pixel)

Exposure: 20 min

Telescope (Optics): AstroPhysics 155mm (6.1 in) EDF f/7

Focal Length (FL): 1085mm

Field of View(FOV): TBD

Mount: MI-250 Mount, ZWO ASI290 Off Axis Guider

Quick Notes: faint, large, extended

Location: Chiefland Astronomy Village, Florida

More information: Digging Deeper

Object Information:
Distance: approximately 5900±450 light-years 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.
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Technical Depths: REPLACE_THIS