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NGC 6334, Cat’s Paw Nebula

NGC 6334 (also known as the Cat’s Paw Nebula, Bear Claw Nebula and Gum 64) is an emission nebula located in the constellation Scorpius. It was discovered by astronomer John Herschel in 1837, who observed it from the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa.

Imaging telescopes or lenses: Saxon ED120

Imaging cameras: Canon 60Da

Mounts: Skywatcher AZ-EQ6 GT Skywatcher

Guiding telescopes or lenses: ProStar 50mm Guide Scope

Guiding cameras: Orion StarShoot

Software: Adobe Photoshop CS6 Photoshop, Deep Sky Stacker

Filters: Astronomik CLS CCD 2″

Accessories: Astro-Tech 2″ Field Flattener

Resolution: 5202×3465

Dates: April 13, 2015

Frames: 50×180″ ISO1250

Integration: 2.5 hours

Darks: ~50

Flats: ~50

Bias: ~50

Avg. Moon age: 23.03 days

Avg. Moon phase: 40.65%

Temperature: 5.00

RA center: 260.017 degrees

DEC center: -35.948 degrees

Orientation: 89.020 degrees

Field radius: 0.648 degrees

Locations: Home, Bentleigh East, Victoria, Australia

Author: Uri Abraham

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NGC 6334: The Cat’s Paw Nebula

Image Credit & Copyright: Roberto Colombari and SONEAR Obs.; Color data: Robert Gendler & Ryan Hannahoe

Nebulas are perhaps as famous for being identified with familiar shapes as perhaps cats are for getting into trouble. Still, no known cat could have created the vast Cat’s Paw Nebula visible in Scorpius. At 5,500 light years distant, Cat’s Paw is an emission nebula with a red color that originates from an abundance of ionized hydrogen atoms. Alternatively known as the Bear Claw Nebula or NGC 6334, stars nearly ten times the mass of our Sun have been born there in only the past few million years. Pictured above is a deep field image of the Cat’s Paw nebula.

NASA APOD 18-Jun-14

The Cat’s Paw Nebula in Scorpius

At 5,500 light years distant, Cat’s Paw is an emission nebula with a red color that originates from an abundance of ionized hydrogen atoms. Alternatively known as the Bear Claw Nebula or NGC 6334, stars nearly ten times the mass of our Sun have been born there in only the past few million years.

Imaging telescopes or lenses: Astro-Physics 152mm f/7.5 Starfire EDF
Imaging cameras: FLI ProLine Proline 16803
Mounts: Software Bisque Paramount MX
Guiding telescopes or lenses: Takahashi FS-60C
Guiding cameras: Starlight Xpress Superstar
Focal reducers: Astro-Physics AP 4.0″ Field Flattener
Software: PixInsight 1.8, Software Bisque TheSky6 Professional, FocusMax, Cyanogen Maxim DL Pro 5, Photoshop CS Photo Shop CS5, CCD Autopilot 5
Filters: Astrodon E-series LRGB Ha 5nm
Accessories: Sirius Dome
Dates: March 18, 2014
Frames: 29×1200″
Integration: 9.7 hours

Author: David Nguyen

AstroPhotography of the day by SPONLI
23 April 2014

NGC 6357 and NGC 6334 in Scorpius

NGC 6334 (also known as the Cat’s Paw Nebula, Bear Claw Nebula) is an emission nebula located in the constellation Scorpius. It was discovered by astronomer John Herschel in 1837, who observed it from the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa.
NGC 6357, is a diffuse nebula near NGC 6334 in the constellation Scorpius. The nebula contains many proto-stars shielded by dark disks of gas, and young stars wrapped in expanding “cocoons”.

Imaging telescopes or lenses: TMB APO 480 f/6
Imaging cameras: Canon EOS 450D / Digital Rebel XSi / Kiss X2
Mounts: Vixen Atlux
Guiding telescopes or lenses: Rubinar 500/5,6
Guiding cameras: Lacerta MGEN
Software: DeepSkyStacker, Fitswork, photoshop
Filters: Baader IR EOS
Accessories: MGEN
Dates: July 29, 2011
Locations: Tivoli / Namibia
Frames: 10×600″
Integration: 1.7 hours

Autor: Hartmuth Kintzel

05 March 2014

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