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Photographer:

Chris-Schur

Location of Photo:

Payson, AZ

Date/Time of photo:

7/14/25

Equipment:

Samyang 135mm f/2

Description:

In this very precise composition of the area just north of the stinger of Scorpius, the eye is led on a circular journey from one deep sky object to another. At lower right is NGC6334 - the "Cats Paw" nebula. To its upper left is NGC6537 the "lobster nebula" with a dim Sharpless 2-10 to its right. Moving counter clockwise again is the big diffuse nebula Sharpless 2-12 with a small dim Sharpless 2-13 just to its right. M6 the "Butterfly cluster" is next in line, and at upper left is the small comet shaped nebula Sharpless 2-15. Straight down (south) is Barnard 283 snaking through the Milky Way. Below is M7 which is nameless. Finally at the very bottom left side is a gorgeous bright yellow pair of stars forming a double - G Scorpii on the right and a globular NGC6441 on the left. We a