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The Cat’s Paw Nebula: Infrared View | ESO VISTA

The Cat’s Paw Nebula: Infrared View | ESO VISTA


Infrared view of the Cat’s Paw Nebula (NGC 6334) taken by VISTA. NGC 6334 is a vast region of star formation about 5,500 light-years from Earth in the constellation of Scorpius. The whole gas cloud is about 50 light-years across. NGC 6334 is one of the most active nurseries of young massive stars in our galaxy, some nearly ten times the mass of our Sun and most born in the last few million years. The images were taken through Y, J and Ks filters (shown as blue, green and red respectively) and the exposure time was five minutes per filter. The field of view is about one degree across.

Distance: 5,500 light years


Credit: ESO/J. Emerson/VISTA

Acknowledgment: Cambridge Astronomical Survey Unit

Release Date: April 21, 2010


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