Observation by Des Middlemass: Cat's Paw & War and Peace nebul...

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Des Middlemass

Observer

Des Middlemass

Observed

2026 Jun 24 - 00:00

Uploaded

2026 Aug 25 - 00:59

Objects

The Cat's Paw Nebula (NGC6334)
The Lobster Nebula (NGC6357)

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Constellation

Scorpius

Field centre

RA: 17^h22^m
Dec: -34°55'
Position angle: -90°11'

Field size

4°36' × 3°14'

Equipment

Askar SQA70 330mm, Poseidon One MM Pro, Antlia 3nm SHO filters

Exposure

20 hours (10 hours per panel) of 300 sec exposures

Location

Yass, New South Wales

Target name

Cat's Paw nebula and War and Peace nebula

Title

Cat's Paw & War and Peace nebulae

About this image

A 2 panel mosaic of 20 hours captured over 10 nights from 6/6/26 to 24/6/26.

These could have been 2 separate images but I felt that with their proximity it would make a more interesting image to combine 2 panels.

They are very bright emission nebulae which allows a lot of detail to be captured.

Files associated with this observation

NGC6334_Cats_Paw_and_NGC6357_War_and_Peace_nebulae_330mm_2_panel_mosaic_SHO_10hrs_per_panel.jpg (6.4 MB)

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