Messier 17, Messier 18, Cat's Paw & Lobster Nebula Astrophotography

Messier 17, Messier 18, Cat's Paw & Lobster Nebula Astrophotography

Southern Cape Astronomy Club

Messier 17, Messier 18, Cat's Paw & Lobster Nebula Astrophotography

Tried to rework these four iconic DSO's, but the weather was having none of it.  

Was looking forward to a few hours of dark skies prior to the Moon clearing the eastern horizon, but within an hour or so of setting up, the mist rolled in.  

Messier 17 and 18 are just a 40-minute total stack of 60 second subs while the Cat’s Paw Nebula or NGC  6334 and NGC 6357 the Lobster Nebula is a scant 10 minutes of data collected.

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Messier 17, Messier 18, Cat's Paw & Lobster Nebula Astrophotography

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Southern Cape Astronomy Club meets at least once a month for stargazing or observation evenings close to new Moon or during astronomical related events. The well-established club is based in Pearly Beach just outside Gansbaai.

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