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The Cat's Paw Nebula

A Celestial Feline in Scorpius 

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Description

View a monochrome mosaic of the Cat's Paw Nebula and the War and Peace Nebula at this page here. 

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The Cat's Paw Nebula, which got its name for obvious reasons, is an emission nebula and star-forming region in the constellation of Scorpius. It covers a large area of the sky just slightly larger than that of the full moon, although being much fainter, it requires a large telescope and a very dark sky to see visually. 

Imaging Details

Location: Singapore (HA) and Malaysia (RGB)
Date(s): July 2016 and 2017
Telescope: Takahashi FSQ85ED at f/5.3
Camera: SBIG ST8300M 
Mount: Losmandy G11/G2 
Exposure Integration: 2 hours in HaRGB


Image reduction, integration and processing with Pleiades Astrophoto PixInsight.

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