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NGC NGC 6357
Lobster Nebula
Emission Nebula
Scorpius
Intermediate
Angular size
50′
Magnitude
—
Best months
May-Aug
Constellation
Scorpius
Catalog IDs
NGC 6357
Common aliases
War and Peace Nebula
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Recommended telescopes
Astro-Tech
Astro-Tech AT115EDT
805mm f/7.0 · 115mm aperture
Frames 50% of APS-C FOV
Sky-Watcher
Sky-Watcher Quattro 200P
800mm f/4.0 · 200mm aperture
Frames 50% of APS-C FOV
Takahashi
Takahashi FC-100DZ
800mm f/8.0 · 100mm aperture
Frames 50% of APS-C FOV
Vixen
Vixen R200SS
800mm f/4.0 · 200mm aperture
Frames 50% of APS-C FOV
Orion
Orion 8" f/3.9 Newtonian Astrograph
800mm f/3.9 · 203mm aperture
Frames 50% of APS-C FOV
Vixen
Vixen SD103S
795mm f/7.7 · 103mm aperture
Frames 49% of APS-C FOV
Recommended cameras
ZWO
ZWO ASI2600MC Pro
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
ZWO ASI2600MM Pro
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
ZWO ASI6200MC Pro
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
ZWO ASI6200MM Pro
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
ZWO ASI533MC Pro
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
ZWO ASI533MM Pro
3.76µm pixels · cooled
Example framing
Astro-Tech AT115EDT
+
ZWO ASI6200MC Pro
FOV
2.56° × 1.71°
Scale
0.96″/px
Target fills
49%
of frame
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Sky-Watcher Quattro 200P
+
ZWO ASI2600MC Pro
FOV
1.68° × 1.12°
Scale
0.97″/px
Target fills
74%
of frame
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Takahashi FC-100DZ
+
ZWO ASI6200MC Pro
FOV
2.58° × 1.72°
Scale
0.97″/px
Target fills
48%
of frame
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NGC NGC 6357 — Lobster Nebula