NGC6334 imaged from Brisbane Australia over 4 nights in early July for a total of 23.5 hrs of integration time.
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
constellationScorpius.
[4] NGC 6334 was discovered by astronomer
John Herschel in 1837, who observed it from the
Cape of Good Hope in
South Africa.
[5] The nebula is located in the
Carina–Sagittarius Arm of the
Milky Way,
[6] at a distance of approximately 5.5
kilolight-years from the
Sun.
[7]The
nebula is a high mass filamentary cloud structure spanning ~320 ly. In the visible part of the spectrum, it emits mainly in red (from hydrogen atoms) and blue (from oxygen atoms).
[8] Several embedded star-forming regions have been identified from infrared and
radio emissions. Four of these sites have formed
H II regions.
[6]
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