NGC 6334 Cat's Paw Nebula, Bear Claw Nebula, Nishant Patil

NGC 6334 Cat's Paw Nebula, Bear Claw Nebula

NGC 6334 Cat's Paw Nebula, Bear Claw Nebula, Nishant Patil

NGC 6334 Cat's Paw Nebula, Bear Claw Nebula

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Description

NGC 6334, colloquially known as the Cat's Paw Nebula, Bear Claw Nebula, or Gum 64, is an emission nebula and star-forming region located in the constellation Scorpius.

Distance to Earth: 5,500 light-years

Radius: 40 light-years

Imaging telescope: William Optics ZenithStar 73mm

Imaging camera: ZWO ASI 294MC Pro

Mounts: Saxon AZEQ6

Guiding telescope: William Optics 32mm

Guiding camera: ZWO 120mm

Focal reducers: 0.8x Reducer

Filter: Optlong l-enhance Filter 2"

System: ASIAir Pro

Software: Deep Sky Stacker / Pixinsight / Photoshop

Dates: May 30, 2021

Frames: 77x300"

Integration: 6.41hrs

Darks: ~70

Flats: ~100

Avg. Moon phase: 80%

Location: Melbourne Suburbs, Australia

Bortle Dark-Sky Scale: 6.00

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NGC 6334 Cat's Paw Nebula, Bear Claw Nebula, Nishant Patil