M.J. Smith
Lobster Claw & Friends
Three objects in one! The large nebula in the top right is Lobster Claw Nebula, Sh2-157. In the lower left is the Bubble Nebula, Sh2-162, and in the upper left is the Northern Lagoon Nebula, Sh2-158. These three emission nebulae are on the border between the Cassiopeia and Cepheus constellations, and this image is a narrowband one in the SHO/Hubble palette, and is made up of 20 hours and 15 minutes of exposures, taken over 5 nights in September 2021.
Lobster Claw & Friends
Three objects in one! The large nebula in the top right is Lobster Claw Nebula, Sh2-157. In the lower left is the Bubble Nebula, Sh2-162, and in the upper left is the Northern Lagoon Nebula, Sh2-158. These three emission nebulae are on the border between the Cassiopeia and Cepheus constellations, and this image is a narrowband one in the SHO/Hubble palette, and is made up of 20 hours and 15 minutes of exposures, taken over 5 nights in September 2021.