Cat's Paw Nebula
The cat's paw nebula, also known as ngc 6334, gum64, rcw127, or Sh2-8 is a large star-forming emission object region in the constellation scorpius. It is located about 5,500 light years away. Stars that form here are much more massive than the sun. The nebula shines brilliantly with ionized hydrogen, sulfur, and oxygen atoms from nearby stars. the sulfur-II and hydrogen-alpha signals are stronger than the oxygen-III signal.
SPECIFICATIONS
Telescope
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Telescope
ASA 500N (CHI-2 CCD and CHI-4 CCD)
Camera
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Location
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Location
El Sauce Observatory, Chile
Date of observation
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Date of observation
August-October 2020 and July 26, 2022
Filters
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Processing
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Processing
Pixinsight, RC Astronomy tools, and Photoshop
Credits
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Credits
Data from Telescope Live, processing by Jared Greer
