Visible in Scorpius, the Cat Paw Nebula is an impressive emission nebula. Its red color originates from an abundance of ionized Hydrogen. The nebula is nearly 5,500 light-years away. In the past million years, stars have been formed that are nearly a million times larger than the Sun. The Cat Paw Nebula is alternatively known as the Bear Claw Nebula as well as NGC 6334. This photo is an image of the end of the Cat Paw Nebula taken from a telescope in Chile.
Friday, March 7, 2008
3.16 The Cat Paw Nebula
Visible in Scorpius, the Cat Paw Nebula is an impressive emission nebula. Its red color originates from an abundance of ionized Hydrogen. The nebula is nearly 5,500 light-years away. In the past million years, stars have been formed that are nearly a million times larger than the Sun. The Cat Paw Nebula is alternatively known as the Bear Claw Nebula as well as NGC 6334. This photo is an image of the end of the Cat Paw Nebula taken from a telescope in Chile.
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