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Milky Way (Part of)

Cats Paw NGC6334 & Lobster NGC 6357 wider field.

by Steve Paxton
This has been a marathon to get shots between rain and clouds this has been 4 night to get 120 shot 3 nights close down and cover over. What shows up for those that look closely a very nervous Red Eyed mouse next to the Cats paw. A very dark area of the Milky way when you look at the big panorama I did. This morning the whole area was wet with dew gear got water on it but as there are heaters running very little compared the the surrounds. there is a lot of detail on the right side missed with the stars.


Cats Paw & Lobster Starless

Milky Way Core


Cats Paw Nebula NGC6334


Lobster Nebula NGC 6357


ZWOASI 071 MC -10 120 shots over nights four nights .
600 sec each shot.
Sharpstar 61EDPH II
SESTO SENSO Focuser
Skywatcher NEQ 6 Pro Hypertuned
Guided PHD2, Nina
Pixinsight, Ps Lr.
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10 comments

Don Sutherland said:

Exceptional series.
14 months ago ( translate )

Steve Paxton replied to Don Sutherland:

Many thanks A better shot showing the real surrounds of these two and the mouse.
14 months ago

tiabunna said:

Beautiful images, well justifying all the work involved, Steve. I must admit though that my imagination struggles with some of the "looks likes".
14 months ago

Steve Paxton replied to tiabunna:

The Cat's paw I can see as the cat has pads like that a little bit , the lobster there is a resemblance but I agree a lot licence on that one. by the way when I took the stars away i did find the running chicken Still very kind of go back to this shot I have put a box around it.

Running Chicken IC2944
14 months ago

TOZ said:

Super Images Steve a lot of work I take my hat of to you super work amazing.
All the best TOZ
14 months ago

Steve Paxton replied to TOZ:

Thank you I am starting to enjoy this hobby and get better results I know early on I nearly gave up its when things dont want to work. the good part is I am mostly asleep for all this just at this time of year you do have to set alarms for clouds and rain.
14 months ago

William Sutherland said:

Remarkable series!
14 months ago ( translate )

Steve Paxton replied to William Sutherland:

Thank you. A part of the Milky Way I see in the Southern hemisphere, even I am learning as I go all the intricacies of space. In part by what I have to present to the school kids where I work. .
14 months ago

Gillian Everett said:

Amazing series
14 months ago ( translate )

Steve Paxton replied to Gillian Everett:

Many thanks certainly not you average photo you would see every day. I am lucky I always have new wallpapers on my computer . The most of them are of deep space way beyond most people but some thing I do enjoy.
14 months ago
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