100% resolution full frame This is a collaborative colour palette variation with significant input and directives from my wife Angela :-) Known as the Cats Paw and Lobster Nebula, NGC 6357 and NGC 6334 are located inside the tail of Scorpius Takahashi FSQ106EDX4 FLI Proline 16803, CFW-5-7, Robofocus SII Ha OIII = 125 120 135min = 6.5 hrs total exposure (bin 1X1) New Deep-Sky RGB Astronomik filters -30C chip temp, dark frames and flats (using Aurora Flat Field Panel) applied Focal length 530mm, FOV = 4deg X 4deg Image scale 3.5"/pix Guide Camera: Starlightxpress Lodestar Comments Data collected over two nights 16 April and 7 June 2019 Equipment setup: https://pbase.com/strongmanmike2002/image/168910433 Some links to equipment used to take this image: StarlightXpress CCD Cameras and imaging equipment http://www.sxccd.com/products Finger Lakes Instrumentation CCD cameras: http://www.flicamera.com/ Astro Shop (Aus) http://www.astroshop.com.au/ Astro-Elecronic FS2 scope GOTO controller: http://www.astro-electronic.de/ Gerd Neumann and Astronomik filters: http://www.astronomik.com/en/home http://www.gerdneumann.net/ MSB Software & Astroart 5 http://www.msb-astroart.com/ Catseye Collimation http://www.catseyecollimation.com/ STAR Atlas:PRO planetarium software: http://www.staratlaspro.com/
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