NGC 6242 open cluster in Scorpius. IC 4628 nebula in tail of Scorpius just on lower left edge of frame. Taken with 4-inch AP Traveler apo refractor at f/4.5 with Canon 20Da camera at ISO 800 for stack of 4 x 4 minute exposures. Taken from Coonabarabran, NSW, March 28, 2007.
NGC 6259 open cluster in Scorpius. Looser NGC 6249 cluster at right. Nebula at lower right not identified in MSA. Taken with 4-inch AP Traveler apo refractor at f/4.5 with Canon 20Da camera at ISO 800 for stack of 4 x 4 minute exposures. Taken from Coonabarabran, NSW, March 28, 2007.
NGC 6281 open cluster in Scorpius. Nebula at lower left is Sh2-3, Bug nebula NGC 6302 at upper left. Taken with 4-inch AP Traveler apo refractor at f/4.5 with Canon 20Da camera at ISO 800 for stack of 4 x 4 minute exposures. Taken from Coonabarabran, NSW, March 28, 2007