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Prawn Nebula &  Northern Jewel Box, Amri
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Prawn Nebula & Northern Jewel Box

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Prawn Nebula & Northern Jewel Box

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Diary entry: I've learned a lot from Astrobin about choosing equipment and what kind of images are possible with such equipment.  I will contribute to the community by uploading my images here with as much detail on the equipment as possible.  Thank you very much, everyone! 

Prawn Nebula, a bit zoomed-out to show the surrounding nebulosity. This emission nebula is located 6000 light years away in the Sagittarius Arm of the Milky Way. There are 3 open star clusters in the picture: 
  1. NGC 6268: 3500 light years
  2. NGC 6242: 3700 light years
  3. NGC 6231: 4100 light years

NG6231 open star cluster is also known as the Northern Jewel Box or Table of Scorpius.  It's the sixth-brightest open star cluster from our skies.  Visually it's half the size of the full moon. This took 9 hours of exposure, from home in Subang.

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Prawn Nebula &  Northern Jewel Box, Amri