Cat's Paw print in the Scorpius constellation

The distinctive-looking Cat's Paw Nebula, also known as the Bear Claw Nebula and cataloged as NGC 6334, is located in the constellation Scorpius. ESO's 3.6-meter Telescope at the La Silla observatory in Chile gathered the light for this image in 1986.

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Id:ngc6334
Type:Observation
Udgivelsesdato:3. december 2009 23:22
Størrelse:5315 x 5485 px

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Navn:Cat's Paw Nebula, NGC 6334
Type:Milky Way : Nebula : Type : Star Formation
Afstand:5500 lysår
Kategori:Nebulae

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ESO 3.6-metre telescope