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

Cat's Paw Nebula NGC6334, EmuHead
Cat's Paw Nebula NGC6334
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Cat's Paw Nebula NGC6334

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Target: Cats Paw Nebula NGC6334

At 5,500 light years from Earth the Cat's Paw is an emission nebula with a red color that originates from an abundance of ionized hydrogen atoms.  Alternatively known as the Bear Claw Nebula or NGC 6334, stars nearly ten times the mass of our Sun have been born here in only the past few million years.

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    Cat's Paw Nebula NGC6334, EmuHead
    Original
    Cat's Paw Nebula NGC6334, EmuHead
    B
  • Final
    Cat's Paw Nebula NGC6334, EmuHead
    C
    Cat's Paw Nebula NGC6334, EmuHead
    D

B

Description: Starless

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C

Description: Reprocessed for improved colours & stars.

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D

Description: Reprocessed for improved colours (starless version).

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Cat's Paw Nebula NGC6334, EmuHead