Wallpaper author:
Jonathan Lodge
25 Apr 2022
Cat's Paw Nebula (No CC)
The Cat's Paw Nebula (aka NGC 6334, The Bear Claw Nebula, or Gum 64) is located in the constellation of Scorpius. It is a star-forming region and emission nebula, around 5,500 light-years away from Earth.
This first version is non colour calibrated (excpet for the stars which are and have been re-inserted) which I decided to include as I find it more aesthetically pleasing despite it not being 100% colour accurate. The colour calibrated version is also included.
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 |