NGC 6334 Cat's Paw
NGC6334 is a star-forming region in the direction of the center of our galaxy. It is known as the Cats Paw Nebula because of the three distinct patches of nebulosity, in a shape much like the pads on the paw of a cat. The nebula is darkened greatly by intervening dust in the plane of the Milky Way galaxy.
| Observatory: | Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory Cerro Tololo, Chile |
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| Telescope: | CTIO 4-Meter |
| Instrument: | Mosaic II |
| Astronomer: | T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage) and T. Abbott (NOAO/AURA/NSF) |
| Date of Observation: | 06-23-2007 |
| Filters and Assigned Colors: | Hydrogen-alpha (red), Oxygen [OIII] (cyan) and Sulfur [SII] (green) |
| Exposure Times: | 5x8min for each filter |
| Location of Image: | Scorpius |
| Field of View: | 36.0 x 36.6 arcmin |
| Orientation: | North is up, East is to the left |
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