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The tail of Scorpius with a surprise.

This 1.5x1.5 degrees wide image shows the nebulosity at the end of the tail of Scorpius.
Among the vast Hydrogen clouds lies the little Planetary nebula NGC 6337 - seen just to the Right middle side of the image.
It's magnitude is 12.3 and sizes 49” x 45” arc seconds.
Its central star’s magnitude is 14.9.

Please see next 2 images for a better look.

Ha as lum for 60 min - Bin 1
RGB for 30 min each - Bin 2

Total of 2:30

Imaged with the 16" f3.75 Dream Astrograph.
Apogee Alta U-16M camera.



Imaged from Tivoli farm in Namibia June 2014

Apogee USB/Net
full exif

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