NGC6357 Lobster Nebula

[kiwiapple]

I started shooting this target last week, but clouds (and my house) got in the way toward the end of the evening. I captured the remaining frames (plus a few extras) last night, ending up with 8h40m of total integration time. My frames were 600 seconds long, shot in Ha, S-ii and O-iii, processed as ever in Pixinsight.

 

[Jameel Hyder]

Good detail in this.

 

[AlanLichty]

Easy to see how this nebula got its name - nice work.

 

[Mike Lewis]

Very nice James, wonderful color and perfect framing on this one.

ML

 

[JimFox]

Hey James,

This is really awesome! I am glad you got this one captured. It's one that has caught my eye as a potential image. Is it low in the sky for you?

 

[kiwiapple]

Hey James,

This is really awesome! I am glad you got this one captured. It's one that has caught my eye as a potential image. Is it low in the sky for you?

It starts off relatively low but it goes quite high when it crosses the meridian.