NGC 6334, colloqually known as the Cat’s Paw Nebula, Bear Claw Nebula, or Gum 64, is an emission nebula and star-forming region located in the constellation Scorpius. It was discovered by astronomer John Herschel in 1837, who observed it from the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa. The nebula is located in the Carina–Sagittarius Arm of the Milky Way, at a distance of approximately 5.5 kilolight-years from the Sun The nebula is a high mass filamentary cloud structure spanning ~320 ly. Several embedded star-forming regions have been identified from infrared and radio emissions. Four of these sites have formed H II regions.

Telescope: Astro Physics 155EDF f7
Mount: Astro Physics 1200GTO
Camera: SBIG STL-11000M
Guider: SBIG STL-Remote OAG

Ha: 10×20 mins = 200 mins, R: 20×10 mins = 200 mins, G: 14×10 mins = 140 mins, B: 11×10 mins = 110 mins

Total Imaging Time: 10h 50m

Data Imaged remotely over 7 nights during June 2007.
Data acquisition & Processing by David Churchill.

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