Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Scorpius (Sco)  ·  Contains:  NGC 6334  ·  Sh2-8
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NGC 6334 - CATS PAW NEBULA, Shaun Robertson
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NGC 6334 - CATS PAW NEBULA

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NGC 6334 - CATS PAW NEBULA, Shaun Robertson
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NGC 6334 - CATS PAW NEBULA

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The Cats Paw Nebula, also known as the Bear Claw is an emission nebula and star forming region located in the constellation Scorpius.

Discovered by J.Herschel from the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa, this large bright nebula is located within the Carina-Sagittarius arm of the Milky Way and is about 5500 light years from earth.

Ha data comprised of about 4 hours with an additional 5 hours of OIII which wasnt the best at all being taken under an 80%+ moon.

Will revisit the data and add some SII when the skies are darker, but turned out ok so far in HOO.

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NGC 6334 - CATS PAW NEBULA, Shaun Robertson