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Cat's Paw Nebula in Emission-Line
NGC6334
Object
Type Emission Nebula
Constellation Scorpius
Distance 1,230 ly
More Info
Image
Date 23 May 2009 (Spring)
Place Mount Laguna, CA
Exposure Data SII:Ha:OIII 60:120:60 mins @ -20C
SII 6x10 (2x2), Ha 8x15 (1x1), OIII 6x10 (bin 2x2) as RGB
Notes
Equipment
Optics Takahashi FSQ-106N Refractor
Focal Length 530mm @f/5
Mount Astro-Physics 900GTO
Camera SBIG ST-2000XM
Focuser Robo-Focus
Filters CFW10A, Astrodon 6nm SII, Ha, OIII
Software CCD Commander, Maxim DL, CCDStack, Photoshop