NGC6357

Image taken at Clayton Bay, South Australia

Equipment - FSQ106ED and QSI683-8

Guiding - QSI OAG and SBIG ST-i.

Software - MaximDL, Focusmax, Pinpoint, CCDautopilot 5

SII Ha OIII 390 600 420 (30 minute subs for all)

Darks, flats and biases applied

Processed in CCD stack and Photoshop CS6

Object -Located in the constellation of Scorpius at a distance of 5500 light years. The central cluster of Pismis 24 contains a large star with 100 solar masses.