Wallpaper author:
John Tipton
29 Sept 2021
Cat's Paw Nebula
NGC6334, also called the Cat's Paw Nebula or the Bear Claw Nebula, is a hydrogen emission nebula in Scorpius. It is located around 5,500 light years from earth.
Dataset from which the image was processed
NGC 6334
5 credit
- Type of target............................................................................................................................Emission Nebula
- Camera............................................................................................................................FLI ProLine PL9000
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 260.0875 Dec -35.94611
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Chile
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................07 Apr 2021 - 23 May 2022
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 600 | 1h40m | 10 |
| Luminance | 600 | 1h40m | 10 |
| Red | 540 | 1h30m | 10 |
| Green | 660 | 1h50m | 10 |