Cat's Paw NGC6334

[Emuhead (Andrew)]

Hi guys,

Cats Paw Nebula taken over 3 nights in the last couple of weeks, my longest capture to date at almost 9 hours.

Quattro 800mm f/4, EQ6R Pro, 3nm Astrodons, ASI1600MM Pro, ASIAir, blood, sweat, many many tears.

Hope you like it!


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[gregbradley]

They're terrific images. So sharp and detailed. Very impressive.

Greg.

[AdamJL]

Beyond impressed! Excellent work, Andrew.

[Bassnut (Fred)]

Thats very impressive Andrew, clean, sharp and many hrs of processing to get it looking that good I bet . I really like the starless version in this case too.

[Emuhead (Andrew)]

Originally Posted by Bassnut

Thats very impressive Andrew, clean, sharp and many hrs of processing to get it looking that good I bet . I really like the starless version in this case too.

You are correct! Spent a long time on it.. days in fact, with a lot of trial and error in getting things to a point to where im finally happy with how the data looks. Im a fan of starless images myself also, nice to have a different take.

Originally Posted by AdamJL

Beyond impressed! Excellent work, Andrew.

Thanks Adam, much appreciated. What a great compliment!

Originally Posted by gregbradley

They're terrific images. So sharp and detailed. Very impressive.

Greg.

Cheers Greg, im glad you like them. Nice to impress where possible, lol. Longest capture time (and processing time too) to date, so good to know it wasnt time wasted.

[DPG77 (David)]

That's one very impressive image. Possibly the finest I've seen of the Cat's Paw by a ground based 'non- professional' observatory or telescope.

I'm sure there was blood, sweat & tears involved! A great effort

[Retrograde (Pete)]

Super image Andrew!

[Emuhead (Andrew)]

Originally Posted by Retrograde

Super image Andrew!

Thanks Pete!

Originally Posted by DPG77

That's one very impressive image. Possibly the finest I've seen of the Cat's Paw by a ground based 'non- professional' observatory or telescope.

I'm sure there was blood, sweat & tears involved! A great effort

Very humbled.. much appreciated David!!

[Ryderscope (Rodney)]

I like the way that you've captured the dusty surrounds. Makes the image complete somehow.

[Andy01 (Andy)]

Excellent result!
Details, Colour palette, framing, all boxes ticked - well done.

[Emuhead (Andrew)]

Originally Posted by Andy01

Excellent result!
Details, Colour palette, framing, all boxes ticked - well done.

Thanks Andy, after lots of really colourful versions that i ended up not going with, I went with a simple SHO palette that seemed to agree with the details. I won't say the number of days spent on it but finally happy with the result.

Originally Posted by Ryderscope

I like the way that you've captured the dusty surrounds. Makes the image complete somehow.

Thanks Rodney, the Ha looks twice as dusty but could only bring out the amount shown without introducing lots of noise. Ideally a RASA 11 or endless clear night's & patience could bring it out even more. But that won't be by me anytime soon.

[Nikolas (Nik)]

A truly beautiful Cat's Paw mate nicely done

[Placidus (Mike and Trish)]

Possibly the best SHO Cat's Paw we can recall.

[matlud (Mathew)]

A really great Cats Paw, very very nicely done. Well worth the many tears 👍

[AnakChan (Sean)]

Fantastic capture Andrew, well processed too!!

[Emuhead (Andrew)]

Originally Posted by Nikolas

A truly beautiful Cat's Paw mate nicely done

Cheers Nik, I'm glad you like it too!

Originally Posted by Placidus

Possibly the best SHO Cat's Paw we can recall.

Mike & Trish, comments like this make all the unseen effort worth it. Thanks a lot! 😁

Originally Posted by matlud

A really great Cats Paw, very very nicely done. Well worth the many tears 👍

Appreciate that, and totally worth it. Thanks Matthew.

Originally Posted by AnakChan

Fantastic capture Andrew, well processed too!!

Thanks Sean!! 😁