NGC 6357 Lobster Nebula in Narrowband SHO

Image Title: NGC 6357 Lobster Nebula in Narrowband SHO

Copyright: Capturing Ancient Photons

Date image was taken: October 21, 2025

Location: Perth, Western Australia

Data Acquisition Method: Personal Telescope Setup

Description and Details: Imaging Telescope
Sky-Watcher Quattro 250P / 10-S
Imaging Camera
ZWO ASI2600MM Pro
Mount
Sky-Watcher EQ6 Pro
Filters
Antlia 3nm Narrowband H-alpha 36 mm · Antlia 3nm Narrowband Oxygen III 36 mm · Antlia 3nm Narrowband Sulfur II 36 mm · Antlia V-Pro Blue 36 mm · Antlia V-Pro Green 36 mm · Antlia V-Pro Red 36 mm
Accessories
Sky-Watcher Quattro Coma Corrector · Starpoint Australis SP3 EAF · ZWO CAA Camera Angle Adjuster · ZWO EFW 7 x 36mm

Presenting the luminous expanse of NGC 6357, famously known as the Lobster Nebula. Located approximately 5,500 light-years away in the constellation Scorpius, this massive emission nebula is a dazzling stellar nursery where new stars are forming rapidly. The nebula's distinctive moniker comes from its overall shape, which some observers interpret as resembling a cosmic lobster. However, this nebula was also given the name War and Peace Nebula by the Midcourse Space Experiment scientists because of its appearance, which, in infrared images, the bright, western part resembles a dove, while the eastern part looks like a skull.

Name: Carlos Taylor

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