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NGC 6357
NGC 6357 — Lobster Nebula
Emission Nebula
· ScorpiusIntermediate
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Target information
- Object type
- Emission Nebula
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Right ascension
- 17h 24m 42s
- Declination
- -34° 19′ 59″
- Magnitude
- Not recorded
- Angular size
- 60′ × 50′
- Surface brightness
- Not recorded
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Best months
- May-Aug
- Catalog IDs
- NGC 6357
About this target
Framing dimensions include the main NGC 6357 emission complex.
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Astro-Physics
660mm f/6.0 · 110mm aperture
Frames 49% of APS-C FOV