Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Scorpius (Sco)  ·  Contains:  NGC 6334  ·  Sh2-8
NGC 6334, Jan Scheers
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NGC 6334, also known as the Cat's Paw Nebula or Gum 64, is an emission nebula and star-forming region located in the constellation Scorpius. The nebula is located in the Carina–Sagittarius Arm of the Milky Way, at a distance of approximately 5,000 light-years from the Sun.

This LRGB-Image was acquired with the Planewave CDK24 telescope and FLI PL9000 camera from Telescope Live in El Sauce Observatory, Chile. Dataset Telescope Live.

Total integration time: 130 minutes
LRGB 4:3:3:3 subs of 600s

Processing with AstroPixelProcessor and Photoshop CC with AstroPanel Pro, Astronomy Tools, Topaz Sharpen AI & Franzis Denoise Projects 3 plug-ins.

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NGC 6334, Jan Scheers