Antilhue - Chile
Antilhue - Chile
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| Designation | NGC 6334, The Cat's Paw Nebula, The Bear Claw Nebula |
| Constellation | Scorpius (Sco) |
| Description | Located very close to the
galactic equator, this large starforming region would be a magnificent,
bright emission nebula if it were not obscured by several magnitudes of
extinction, mostly in the blue and green. This makes it a challenge for
visual observation, but a prime target for Ha photography.
A larger field with neighbouring NGC 6357 is here. |
| Exposure | Ha 150 min @ -15°C, 1x1 |
| Camera | SBIG ST-10XE selfguided, CFW-8, Custom Scientific 4.5 nm Ha Filter |
| Optics | Astro-Physics Traveler AP105EDF with 0.75x focal reducer @ f/5.0 |
| Mount | Astro-Physics AP1200GTO German Equatorial Mount |
| Software | MaxIm DL/CCD, Sigma Beta 10, Adobe Photoshop 6.0 |
| Location - Date - Time | San Esteban (Chile) - 08May2003 - 04:00 UTC |
| Conditions | Transparency 4, Seeing 7, Temperature +13°C, thin high cloud passing through |
