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NGC 6357, 



    
        

            Wolfgang Promper
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NGC 6357

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NGC 6357, 



    
        

            Wolfgang Promper
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NGC 6357

Equipment

Imaging Telescopes Or Lenses
ASA 600
Imaging Cameras
Moravian Instruments C3-61000
Mounts
ASA DDM200

Acquisition details

RA center: 17h24m44s.10

DEC center: -34°1742.6

Pixel scale: 1.244 arcsec/pixel

Orientation: -179.622 degrees

Field radius: 0.449 degrees

WCS transformation: thin plate spline

More info:Open 

Resolution: 2200x1378

File size: 1.8 MB

Locations: Tivoli Southern Sky Guestfarm, Khomas, Namibia

Data source: Own remote observatory

Remote source: Non-commercial independent facility

Description

NGC6357 the War and Peace nebula, probably because it is so chaotic.
I processed that a couple of times and was never happy, in the end i rotated it by 180 degrees as the lower left part looks mor dramatic then.
HSO 120 min each with RGB stars.
Wolfgang

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NGC 6357, 



    
        

            Wolfgang Promper

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