Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Scorpius (Sco)  ·  Contains:  NGC 6334
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NGC 6334 - The Cat's Paw Nebula in HST palette, JOAO A MATTEI
NGC 6334 - The Cat's Paw Nebula in HST palette
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NGC 6334 - The Cat's Paw Nebula in HST palette

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NGC 6334 - The Cat's Paw Nebula in HST palette, JOAO A MATTEI
NGC 6334 - The Cat's Paw Nebula in HST palette
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NGC 6334 - The Cat's Paw Nebula in HST palette

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This image was captured during Brazilian winter, in September 2016. It was photographed in Santana de Parnaíba, a little city near Sao Paulo, Brazil, where I have one of mine observatories - Observatório da Serra.

Nebulae are as famous for being identified with familiar shapes as Cat´s Paw Nebulae. It´s located in the Scorpius constellation, at 5,500 light years distant.

It ´s an emission nebula with an abundance of ionized hydrogen atoms. In this image the hydrogen is highlighted by Hydrogen-Alpha filter.

This was captured using Baader HA, OIII and SII filters and processed using PixInsight.

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NGC 6334 - The Cat's Paw Nebula in HST palette, JOAO A MATTEI