Steven Mohr
NGC6334 | Cats Paw Nebula | LRGB
NGC6334 | LRGB
With a catalogue number of NGC 6334, the Cat's Paw Nebula is an emission nebula and star-forming region located in the constellation Scorpius, and is located some 5,500 light years away. So not just around the corner. ;-)
Out of processing galaxies and nebula, I find the brightly coloured red emission nebulae the most difficult to process. Looking to some other notable versions of this object, I notice some having a centre region brightly coloured dark blue and some inclusive of shades of yellow? My data revealed no such colour tones. Having my equipment located at a very reasonable dark sky location, I am unsure how naturally these colours could be achieved. This colour result is faithful to my original data set, however plus the normal amount of saturation boost to make it more appealing to my failing eyes. :-)
Thanks for looking.
Information about the image:
Instrument: Planewave CDK 12.5 | Focal Ratio: F8
Camera: STXL-11002 + AOX | Mount: AP900GTO
Camera Sensitivity: Lum, RGB all BIN 1x1
Exposure Details: Lum: 24 x 600 sec [4.2hr], RGB 600sec x 10 each [4.9hrs]
Viewing Location: Central Victoria, Australia.
Observatory: ScopeDome 3m
Date: August 2017
Software Enhancements: CCDStack2, CCDBand-Aid, PS, Pixinsight
Comment: Average seeing.
Author: Steven Mohr
NGC6334 | Cats Paw Nebula | LRGB
NGC6334 | LRGB
With a catalogue number of NGC 6334, the Cat's Paw Nebula is an emission nebula and star-forming region located in the constellation Scorpius, and is located some 5,500 light years away. So not just around the corner. ;-)
Out of processing galaxies and nebula, I find the brightly coloured red emission nebulae the most difficult to process. Looking to some other notable versions of this object, I notice some having a centre region brightly coloured dark blue and some inclusive of shades of yellow? My data revealed no such colour tones. Having my equipment located at a very reasonable dark sky location, I am unsure how naturally these colours could be achieved. This colour result is faithful to my original data set, however plus the normal amount of saturation boost to make it more appealing to my failing eyes. :-)
Thanks for looking.
Information about the image:
Instrument: Planewave CDK 12.5 | Focal Ratio: F8
Camera: STXL-11002 + AOX | Mount: AP900GTO
Camera Sensitivity: Lum, RGB all BIN 1x1
Exposure Details: Lum: 24 x 600 sec [4.2hr], RGB 600sec x 10 each [4.9hrs]
Viewing Location: Central Victoria, Australia.
Observatory: ScopeDome 3m
Date: August 2017
Software Enhancements: CCDStack2, CCDBand-Aid, PS, Pixinsight
Comment: Average seeing.
Author: Steven Mohr