SUNSET: 
0
Photographer:
a.carrozzi
Location of Photo:
Deep Sky Chile, Chile
Date/Time of photo:
April 25th 2023
Equipment:
24x120s L, 6x120s RGB with ZWO ASI 1600MM and Samyang 135mm f/3.5
Description:
NGC 6357 is an emission nebula also known as the Lobster Nebula due to its shape, extending about 400 light-years and located about 8,000 light-years away, toward the constellation Scorpio. NGC 6334, known colloquially as the Cat's Paw Nebula is an emission nebula and is located at a distance of about 5500 light-years from the Sun, extending 320 light-years. NGC 6334 is one of the most active areas of massive star formation in our galaxy. The nebula hides newly formed bright blue stars, each of which has a mass nearly ten times that of our Sun and was born within the last few million years. While theoretically visible from Italy, where I live, these are a classic deep-sky pair in the southern hemisphere. In this shot, taken remotely from Chile, they were at zenith in the best possible conditions to capture their details and those of the Milky Way center clouds surrounding them.
