30 minutes exposure. Konica 3200 wide format film.
6" f/3.75 schmidt-newtonian at prime focus.
Situated in the tail of the Scorpion, not far from the star Shula (the end star in the sting) are two little known nebulae which are easily visible in an 8" telescope. Shula is the bright star to the left of centre in the above photograph. The northern of the two nebulae is NGC 6357. The southern one is NGC 6334, also known as the "Cat's Paw" nebula.
There are a number of other nebulae and open clusters visible in the photograph above. At the top left-hand edge, some of M7 is visible. Directly above NGC 6357 is the open cluster NGC 6383. This cluster is immersed in nebulosity, however I have been unable to find a designation for it. Just to the right of the cluster and nebulosity is another faint patch of nebula. This is Sh2-13. Imbedded in this nebulosity is the cluster Antolia 1. The rich cluster just above NGC 6383 is M6.
Just below NGC 6334 is the faint, elongated emission nebula RCW 126. A little further below is another faint emission nebula, Sh2-6. Just to the right of this object is the bright planetary nebula NGC 6302, also known as the "Bug" nebula. Finally at the very bottom edge of the image is the emission nebula Sh2-3,also known as RCW 120.
45 minutes exposure, using Agfa HDC 400 film.
5" f/5 refractor at prime focus.
This is a combination of the two above images using Photoshop.
65 minutes exposure, using Fuji Super HG II 400 film.
5" f/5 refractor at prime focus.