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NGC6334, the Cat’s Paw Nebula, Reggie
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NGC6334, the Cat’s Paw Nebula

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NGC6334, the Cat’s Paw Nebula

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At 5,500 light years distant, the Cat's Paw is an emission nebula with a red color that originates from an abundance of ionized hydrogen atoms. Stars nearly ten times the mass of our Sun have been born there in the past few million years.

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NGC6334, the Cat’s Paw Nebula, Reggie