NGC 6337 

PLANETARY NEBULA IN SCORPIUS

 (Image Centred at ra 17h:22m / dec -38:29)

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May 2015 - Home Backyard in Martinez, Buenos Aires, Argentina

DATA

Type: Planetary Nebula

Apparent Magnitude: 7.4

Apparent diameter: 51 arc seconds

IMAGE INFORMATION

TELESCOPE: 8" Orion Optics UK Mirror with Televue Paracorr (1150 mm focal length)

CAMERA: QSI 583 WS

FILTERS: Baader LRGB Astronomik Hs 6 nm

SKY CONDITIONS: Urban Skies

EXPOSURES: LRGB (30,30,30,30,)

OBJECT DESCRIPTION AND IMAGE SESSION

NGC 6337 is a small but bright planetary nebula in the constellation of Scorpius 2.5º from the scorpion sting. It is a rare type of because it contains a binary nucleolus in its core. The bright inner ring of the nebula is presume to be the equatorial density enhancement. The nebula contains a number of low ionization knots which are the result of the processing outflows from the central stars.

Although the transparency was quite limited due to my typical neighborhood bright skies, the seeing conditions were very good and some detail inside the rings and even the stars were revealed.