Cat's Paw Nebula
The Cat’s Paw Nebula, also known as the Bear Claw Nebula, is an emission nebula in Scorpius . The nebula is about 50 light years across and lies at an approximate distance of 5,500 light years from Earth. It is one of the nearest H II regions to the solar system.
SPECIFICATIONS
Telescope
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Telescope
Planewave CDK24
Camera
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Location
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Location
Rio Hurtado Valley, Chile.
Date of observation
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Date of observation
17 July 2021
Filters
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Filters
Astrodon LRGB 2GEN
Processing
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Processing
Pixinsight, Photoshop
Credits
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Credits
Basudeb Chakrabarti / Telescope Live
