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NGC 6357 – Lobster Nebula in Scorpius – BW Ha v1

Gathering more H-alpha while approaching full moon. Two nights of Lobster data.

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IAS – Internationale Amateursternwarte e.V. – Hakos Observatory, Namibia
IAS remote telescope “Dieter”
Lacerta 12″ Newton f/4, ASA DDM85XL-A, QHY268M, Baader Ha 6.5 nm filter
147x Ha 180s, mode 1, gain 56, offset 10, -5C, 20 flats, 30 darks, 50 bias
Total time: 26460s / 7h21
Data acquisition: IAS remote team / Martin Junius
Data calibration/integration: PixInsight WBPP
Image processing: PixInsight, BlurXTerminator, NoiseXTerminator, StarXTerminator, Lightroom