Cat Paw/Bear Claw Nebula - NGC6334

[MarsG76]

Hi Astronomers,

Sharing another of my images taken using the new QHY268M astro camera... this time it's the NGC 6334, an emission nebula and star-forming region located in the constellation Scorpius, also known as the Cat's Paw Nebula, Bear Claw Nebula or Gum 64.
The nebula lies at an estimated distance of about 4,350 light-years from Earth.

This image was taken from my backyard in Bortle 4-5 skies through a 80mm refractor at F6.25 (500mm focal length) with the QHY268M camera through 7nm H-Alpha, SII and OIII narrowband filters.

Total exposure time was 18 hours and 15 minutes. Subs captured were HII: 15x600s OIII: 21x1200s and SII: 15x1800s @ HGC:62 on multiple nights between 31st May & 11 June 2021.

 

CS

MG