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Lobster Claw Nebula Sh2-157, Kanwar Brar
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Lobster Claw Nebula Sh2-157

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Lobster Claw Nebula Sh2-157

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Lobster Claw Nebula is an emission nebula in the constellation Cassiopeia, at a distance of approximately 11050 light years from the Earth. The predominantly yellow part of the nebula is a very large H II region that is ring-shaped by the stellar wind of several giant stars, including the bright and very young Wolf-Rayed star WR 57.  The blue colored regions at the right part of the image mainly consist of highly ionized oxygen (OIII) and other gases.

The data was captured on multiple nights in August and total capture time is around 19 hours...

Bortle:6
Darks:20
Flats:20
Dark Flats:20
Astrodon Ha 36nm: 65*500
Chroma OIII 36mm: 30*500
Chroma SII 36mm: 47*500

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Lobster Claw Nebula Sh2-157, Kanwar Brar