Figure 1 – NGC 6334, the Cat’s Paw Nebula. (c) DE Wolf 2021.

I continue the joys of remote telescope, which has the advantage of enabling me to see all sorts of wonderful deep sky objects, including those in the Southern sky. This week I used the Skygems Hakos Veloce 200 RH remote telescope in the Namibian desert to photograph NGC 6334 the “Cat’s Paw Nebula.”  This is truly the anvil off the gods. NGC 6334 is a stellar nursery. Stars are literally being formed before your eyes. It lies in the constellation Scorpius and was discovered by astronomer John Herschel in 1837. Herschel observed it from the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa. 

Skygems Hakos Veloce 200 RH in Namibia remote telescope. Stack of 6 600 sec exposures.