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: ASA N16 f3.6
Mount: Astro Physics 3600GTO “El Capitan”
Camera: SBIG STL-11000M
Guider: SBIG STL-Internal

L: 29×5 mins = 145 mins, R: 9×5 mins = 45 mins, G: 9×5 mins = 45 mins, B: 9×5 mins = 45 mins

Total Imaging Time: 4h 40m

Data Imaged remotely over 4 nights during May 2010.
Data acquisition & Processing by David Churchill.

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