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NGC NGC 6334

Cat's Paw Nebula

Emission Nebula
Scorpius
Intermediate

Bright southern HII complex.

Angular size
40′
Magnitude
—
Best months
May-Aug
Constellation
Scorpius
Catalog IDs
NGC 6334
Common aliases
—
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Recommended telescopes

TS-Optics
TS-Optics UNC 254 f/4 Newtonian Astrograph
1016mm f/4.0 · 254mm aperture
Frames 50% of APS-C FOV
Sky-Watcher
Sky-Watcher Quattro 250P
1000mm f/4.0 · 250mm aperture
Frames 50% of APS-C FOV
Takahashi
Takahashi TOA-130NFB
1000mm f/7.7 · 130mm aperture
Frames 50% of APS-C FOV
Askar
Askar 130PHQ
1000mm f/7.7 · 130mm aperture
Frames 50% of APS-C FOV
SharpStar
SharpStar 140PH
980mm f/7.0 · 140mm aperture
Frames 49% of APS-C FOV
Sky-Watcher
Sky-Watcher Esprit 150ED
1050mm f/7.0 · 150mm aperture
Frames 52% of APS-C FOV

Recommended cameras

ZWO
ZWO ASI2600MC Pro
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
ZWO ASI2600MM Pro
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
ZWO ASI6200MC Pro
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
ZWO ASI6200MM Pro
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
ZWO ASI533MC Pro
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
ZWO ASI533MM Pro
3.76µm pixels · cooled

Example framing

TS-Optics UNC 254 f/4 Newtonian Astrograph + ZWO ASI533MC Pro
FOV 0.64° × 0.64°
Scale 0.76″/px
Target fills 105% of frame
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Sky-Watcher Quattro 250P + ZWO ASI533MC Pro
FOV 0.65° × 0.65°
Scale 0.78″/px
Target fills 103% of frame
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Takahashi TOA-130NFB + ZWO ASI6200MC Pro
FOV 2.06° × 1.38°
Scale 0.78″/px
Target fills 48% of frame
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