NGC 6334 The Cat Paw Nebula

NGC 6334 The Cat Paw Nebula

 

This is a project that should have taken 3 nights to capture but instead it took 3 months because of the poor weather we have had here in Melbourne this last winter...

 

Acquisition details and Hi Res here: www.astrobin.com/lp53ws/

 

Telescope: Askar 107PHQ

Imaging Cameras: ZWO ASI1600MM Pro

Mounts: Sky-Watcher EQ6-R Pro

Filters: Antlia 3nm Narrowband H-alpha 1.25" · Antlia 3nm Narrowband Oxygen III 1.25" · Antlia 3nm Narrowband Sulfur II 1.25" · Antlia Blue Pro · Antlia Green Pro · Antlia Red Pro

Accessories: Intel NUC 8 · Pegasus Astro Falcon Rotator · Pegasus Astro Powerbox Micro · Pegasus Astro Scops OAG · ZWO EAF

Software: Adobe Photoshop · Pleiades Astrophoto PixInsight · ProDigital Software StarSpikes Pro · Russell Croman Astrophotography NoiseXTerminator · Russell Croman Astrophotography StarXTerminator · Stefan Berg Nighttime Imaging 'N' Astronomy (N.I.N.A. / NINA)

Location: Bentleigh, Melbourne Australia (Bortle 6)

Integration time: 18h

Time frame: July, August, September 2022

 

Frames:

 

Antlia 3nm Narrowband H-alpha 1.25": 45×600″(7h 30′) (gain: 139.00) -10°C bin 1×1

Antlia 3nm Narrowband Oxygen III 1.25": 35×600″(5h 50′) (gain: 139.00) -10°C bin 1×1

Antlia 3nm Narrowband Sulfur II 1.25": 20×600″(3h 20′) (gain: 139.00) -10°C bin 1×1

Antlia Blue Pro: 100×15″(25′) (gain: 76.00) -10°C bin 1×1

Antlia Green Pro: 100×15″(25′) (gain: 76.00) -10°C bin 1×1

Antlia Red Pro: 100×15″(25′) (gain: 76.00) -10°C bin 1×1

Done