Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Scorpius (Sco)  ·  Contains:  NGC 6334
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NGC6334 - Cat's Paw Nebula, Alessandro Cavallaro
NGC6334 - Cat's Paw Nebula
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NGC6334 - Cat's Paw Nebula

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NGC6334 - Cat's Paw Nebula

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NGC 6334, colloquially known as the Cat's Paw NebulaBear Claw Nebula, or Gum 64, is an emission nebula and star-forming region located in the constellationScorpius.[4] NGC 6334 was discovered by astronomer John Herschel in 1837, who observed it from the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa.[5] The nebula is located in the Carina–Sagittarius Arm of the Milky Way,[6] at a distance of approximately 5.5 kilolight-years from the Sun.[7]The nebula is a high mass filamentary cloud structure spanning ~320 ly. In the visible part of the spectrum, it emits mainly in red (from hydrogen atoms) and blue (from oxygen atoms).[8] Several embedded star-forming regions have been identified from infrared and radio emissions. Four of these sites have formed H II regions.[6]

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NGC6334 - Cat's Paw Nebula, Alessandro Cavallaro