Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Scorpius (Sco)  ·  Contains:  NGC 6334
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NGC 6334 - Cat's Paw Nebula, Martin Howard
NGC 6334 - Cat's Paw Nebula
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NGC 6334 - Cat's Paw Nebula

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NGC 6334 - Cat's Paw Nebula, Martin Howard
NGC 6334 - Cat's Paw Nebula
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NGC 6334 - Cat's Paw Nebula

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This is an emission nebula and star forming region in Scorpius. It is about 5500 light years from the sun and spans over 300 light years. I used a dual band filter to collect Ha and OIII data and processed using the Foraxx HOO palette.

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NGC 6334 - Cat's Paw Nebula, Martin Howard