Cat's Paw nebula (NGC 6334),combined optical image. The Cat's Paw emission nebula is a huge stellar nursery where hundreds of stars are formed. It lies towards the heart of the Milky Way,5500 light-years from Earth in the constellation Scorpius,and stretches across 50 light-years. Emission nebulae are clouds of gas and dust that are ionised by radiation from hot stars within them,causing them to glow | |
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