Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Scorpius (Sco)  ·  Contains:  NGC 6334
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Nine Lives! NGC 6334 returns, Andy 01
Nine Lives! NGC 6334 returns
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Nine Lives! NGC 6334 returns

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Nine Lives! NGC 6334 returns, Andy 01
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Nine Lives! NGC 6334 returns

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Trying out Eric Coles narrowband HST- selective histogram level colour mapping & editing technique again. Very pleased with the effect and results, a processing game changer really!

Except I like RGB stars much more than NB purple or white ones. - (Sorry Eric!)

At 5,500 light years distant, the Cat's Paw nebula NGC 6334 is an emission nebula with a red colour that originates from an abundance of ionised hydrogen atoms. Alternatively known as the Bear Claw Nebula, stars nearly ten times the mass of our Sun have been born there in only the past few million years. Pictured here is a deep field image of the Cat's Paw Nebula in light emitted by hydrogen, oxygen, and sulphur. (text from Apod).

Ha - 11x1200secs

O3-17 x 1800 secs

S2- 10x1200secs

RG&B 10x180 secs ea.

Captured via Ekos on a Mac.

Processed in APP & PS CC 202 with Topaz NR

Taken from my light polluted suburban backyard in Melbourne, Victoria.

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