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The Details
Object
NGC 6334 in Scorpius
Optics
Astro-Physics 160 EDF refractor at f/7.7
Platform
Astro-Physics 1200 GTO
Camera
SBIG STL-11000M
Filters
Baader 7nm Hydrogen Alpha filter
Date
25 July 2007
Location
Mount Wilson Observatory - Mount Wilson, CA
Exposure
Ha 10 x 1800 sec, 1x1 bin
Software
Maxim DL/CCD, Registar, Photoshop CS2
Orientation
Field of View: 52'45 " x 38'54 " centered on RA 17h19m55s
DEC -35°54'22" (2000.0) . North angle 265.1 °; east 90° CCW from north.
Notes

Also known as the Cat's Paw or Bear Claw Nebula, NGC 6334 is a challenge object for northern hemisphere imagers because of its low altitude in the night sky, making it difficult to obtain sharp, high resolution images of this magnificent emission nebula. The above image was taken in sub arc-second seeing conditions through hazy skies in the full light glow of the Los Angeles basin at near full Moon from the Mount Wilson Observatory.

 

 

 

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