NGC 6334-6357
  

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NGC 6357
Object Type:
Emission nebula
Constellation:
Scorpius
Size:
50'
NGC 6334
Object Type:
Emission nebula
Constellation:
Scorpius
Size:
40'

NGC 6334 and 6357 are located near the tip of the tail in Scorpius. NGC 6334 resembles a paw print, hence its common name of the Cat's Paw Nebula.

Instrument: Vixen 102-ED/TS Optics field flattener/STL-11000M/Astrodon LRGB filters/Paramount ME
F-ratio: f/6.5
Exposures: RRGB: R 11 x 20 minutes: G 12 x 5 minutes: B 12 x 5 minutes: GB binned 2x2
Date: May 29 and June 4, 2011
Location: Landers, California, USA
Technical Notes: Individual exposures were dithered using CCDAutoPilot2 and sigma combined. The RGB image was created in Registar 1.0. Reduce Noise and Gaussian Blur were applied to the RGB image

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