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Old 16-06-2013, 07:35 PM
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NGC 6334 - Cat's Paw Nebula in Ha

It was nice to get some clear skies this weekend even though I wasn't able to get away from the light pollution at home. Here's a close up of NGC 6334, the Cat's Paw Nebula, at 2700mm focal length.

Scope: Ceravolo 300 Astrograph at f/9 (2700mm FL)
Mount: AP900
Camera: U16M
Filters: Astrodon 5nm Ha
Guiding: Lodestar/MMOAG
Exposures: 16 x 600s
Processing: PixInsight

I also collected three hours of LRGB but that will require a lot more work. It's always a struggle to get decent colour from data collected at home (inner Brisbane suburb).

Larger version here: http://rickstevenson.smugmug.com/Ast..._Ha_med-X3.jpg

Constructive criticism always appreciated...

Cheers,
Rick.
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