Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Scorpius (Sco)  ·  Contains:  NGC 6334  ·  Sh2-8
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NGC 6334 = Cat's Paw Nebula, Gary JONES
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NGC 6334 = Cat's Paw Nebula

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NGC 6334 = Cat's Paw Nebula, Gary JONES
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NGC 6334 = Cat's Paw Nebula

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Description

I was pleased to be able to salvage this image from 60 subs, almost all of which turned out to be images of a rather unfortunately located palm tree

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  • NGC 6334 = Cat's Paw Nebula, Gary JONES
    Original
  • NGC 6334 = Cat's Paw Nebula, Gary JONES
    B
  • NGC 6334 = Cat's Paw Nebula, Gary JONES
    C
  • NGC 6334 = Cat's Paw Nebula, Gary JONES
    D
  • Final
    NGC 6334 = Cat's Paw Nebula, Gary JONES
    E

B

Description: Some minor adjustments to colour balance, and a looser crop which I hope is more visually balanced.

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C

Description: Very subtle adjustments to improve nebulosity, reduce noise and soften saturated stars, and a slightly different crop to make the image more balanced.

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D

Description: More fine adjustments to improve nebulosity and reduce noise.

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E

Description: Adjusted the crop for a more balanced image.

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NGC 6334 = Cat's Paw Nebula, Gary JONES