The War and Peace Nebula and The Cat's Paw Nebula
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The War and Peace Nebula (NGC6357) at center, with The Cat's Paw
Nebula (NGC6344) below and right of NGC6357, in Scorpius (Note
also SH2-10 at right of NGC6357, SH2-12 at top left, M6 - The
Butterfly Cluster at top left corner, and NGC6302 - The Bug
Nebula at bottom right). NOTE: See below for close-up crops of SH2-12/M6 and of NGC6302. |
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| Telescope (Photo) | William Optics Redcat 51 III OTA @ f/4.9 on Losmandy G11G Mount | |
| Telescope (Guiding) | Off-axis using ZWO OAG-Large with Redcat 51 III OTA @ f/4.9 OTA @ f/7 on Losmandy G11G mount | |
| Camera (Photo) | ZWO ASI6200MM Pro full-frame monochrome CMOS Camera with ZWO 7 position 2" filter wheel, controlled by controlled by N.I.N.A. | |
| Camera (Guiding) | ZWO ASI174MM Mini w/PHD2 Guiding | |
| Exposure Detail |
Combination of 151 images: 49 SII (180 seconds each) 51 Ha (180 seconds each) 51 OIII (180 seconds each) Total 7 hours and 33 minutes data capture, using Antlia V-Pro 3nm 2" narrowband filters. Calibrated with dark, flat-dark, and flat frames; image processing w/PixInsight 1.9.4 |
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| Location | Quilted Starfields Observatory II, Chiefland, FL (N29.406, W82.859) | |
| Date | 07/08/2026 - 07/09/2026 | |
Close-up crop of SH2-12 / M6 |
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Close-up crop of NGC6302-TheBug Nebula |
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