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Infrared view of the Cat’s Paw Nebula (NGC 6334) taken by VISTA. NGC 6334 is a vast region of star formation about 5500 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. This image is available as a mounted image in the ESOshop. #L
Infrared view of the Cat’s Paw Nebula (NGC 6334) taken by VISTA. NGC 6334 is a vast region of star formation about 5500 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. This image is available as a mounted image in the ESOshop. #L
Vê o formato dessa nebulosa mais à direita? Ela leva esse nome mesmo: pata de gato (NGC6334). À esquerda está a nebulosa NGC6357 ou Lobster Nebula. São ricas em h-alpha (hidrogênio), por isso a cor avermelhada. Foto feita no dia 20/07/2022 em um local bortle 1, o camping dos cristais na chapada dos veadeiros, sem nenhum tipo de filtro.
Canon SL2 modified, William Optics zs sd (66/388mm) with 0.8 focal reducer (leading to f4.9 and 310mm focal lenght), ISO 1600. Guiding with Asiair and ASI290mc in an adapted finderscope 50mm, Eq5 Sky-watcher mount and AstroEq tracking mod. 42 Ligth Frames of 180s, 94 darks and 55 bias. 2h06minutes total exposure. Processing on Pixinsight. Bortle 1.
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Edited Webb Space Telescope image of the Cat's Paw Nebula. Color/processing variant.
Original caption: To celebrate the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescopeâs third year of highly productive science, astronomers used the telescope to scratch beyond the surface of the Catâs Paw Nebula (NGC 6334), a massive, local star-forming region. This area is of great interest to scientists, having been subject to previous study by NASAâs Hubble and retired Spitzer space telescopes, as they seek to understand the multiple steps required for a turbulent molecular cloud to transition to stars. With its near-infrared capabilities and sharp resolution, the telescope âclawedâ back a portion of a singular âtoe bean,â revealing a subset of mini toe bean-reminiscent structures composed of gas, dust, and young stars. Webbâs view reveals a chaotic scene still in development: Massive young stars are carving away at nearby gas and dust, while their bright starlight is producing a bright nebulous glow represented in blue. This is only a chapter in the regionâs larger story. The disruptive young stars, with their relatively short lifespans and luminosity, will eventually quench the local star formation process. The Catâs Paw Nebula is located approximately 4,000 light-years away in the constellation Scorpius. [Image description: A section of the Catâs Paw, a local star-forming region composed of gas, dust, and young stars. Four roughly circular areas are toward the centre of the frame: a small oval toward the top left, a large circle in the top centre, and two ovals at bottom left and right. Each circular area has a luminous blue glow, with the top centre and bottom left areas the brightest. Brown-orange filaments of dust, which vary in density, surround these four bluish patches and stretch toward the frameâs edges. Small zones, such as to the left and right of the blue circular area at top centre, appear darker and seemingly vacant of stars. Toward the centre are small, fiery red clumps scattered amongst the brown dust. Many small, yellow-white stars are spread across the scene, some with eight-pointed diffraction spikes that are characteristic of Webb. A few larger blue-white stars with diffraction spikes are scattered throughout, mostly toward the top left and bottom right. Toward the top right corner is a bright red-orange oval.]
Edited Webb Space Telescope image of the Cat's Paw Nebula.
Original caption: To celebrate the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescopeâs third year of highly productive science, astronomers used the telescope to scratch beyond the surface of the Catâs Paw Nebula (NGC 6334), a massive, local star-forming region. This area is of great interest to scientists, having been subject to previous study by NASAâs Hubble and retired Spitzer space telescopes, as they seek to understand the multiple steps required for a turbulent molecular cloud to transition to stars. With its near-infrared capabilities and sharp resolution, the telescope âclawedâ back a portion of a singular âtoe bean,â revealing a subset of mini toe bean-reminiscent structures composed of gas, dust, and young stars. Webbâs view reveals a chaotic scene still in development: Massive young stars are carving away at nearby gas and dust, while their bright starlight is producing a bright nebulous glow represented in blue. This is only a chapter in the regionâs larger story. The disruptive young stars, with their relatively short lifespans and luminosity, will eventually quench the local star formation process. The Catâs Paw Nebula is located approximately 4,000 light-years away in the constellation Scorpius. [Image description: A section of the Catâs Paw, a local star-forming region composed of gas, dust, and young stars. Four roughly circular areas are toward the centre of the frame: a small oval toward the top left, a large circle in the top centre, and two ovals at bottom left and right. Each circular area has a luminous blue glow, with the top centre and bottom left areas the brightest. Brown-orange filaments of dust, which vary in density, surround these four bluish patches and stretch toward the frameâs edges. Small zones, such as to the left and right of the blue circular area at top centre, appear darker and seemingly vacant of stars. Toward the centre are small, fiery red clumps scattered amongst the brown dust. Many small, yellow-white stars are spread across the scene, some with eight-pointed diffraction spikes that are characteristic of Webb. A few larger blue-white stars with diffraction spikes are scattered throughout, mostly toward the top left and bottom right. Toward the top right corner is a bright red-orange oval.]
Infrared view of the Cat’s Paw Nebula (NGC 6334) taken by VISTA. NGC 6334 is a vast region of star formation about 5500 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. This image is available as a mounted image in the ESOshop. #L
Edited Spitzer Space Telescope image of the Cat's Paw Nebula in infrared. Inverted grayscale variant.
Original caption: The Cat's Paw Nebula, imaged here by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope using the MIPS and IRAC instruments, is a star-forming region that lies inside the Milky Way Galaxy. New stars may heat up the surrounding gas, which can expand to form "bubbles."
The Cat’s Paw Nebula is revisited in a combination of exposures from the MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope and expert amateur astronomers Robert Gendler and Ryan M. Hannahoe. The distinctive shape of the nebula is revealed in reddish puffy clouds of glowing gas against a dark sky dotted with stars. The image was made by combining existing observations from the 2.2-metre MPG/ESO telescope of the La Silla Observatory in Chile (see ESO Photo Release eso1003) with 60 hours of exposures on a 0.4-metre telescope taken by Gendler and Hannahoe. The resolution of the existing 2.2-metre MPG/ESO telescope observations was combined (by using their “luminance” or brightness) with the colour information from Gendler and Hannahoe’s observations to produce a beautiful combination of data from amateur and professional telescopes. For example, the additional colour information brings out the faint blue nebulosity in the central region, which is not seen in the original ESO image, while the ESO data contribute their finer detail. The result is an image that is much more than the sum of its parts. The well-named Cat’s Paw Nebula (also known as NGC 6334) lies in the constellation of Scorpius (The Scorpion). Although it appears close to the centre of the Milky Way on the sky, it is relatively near to Earth, at a distance of about 5500 light-years. It is about 50 light-years across and is one of the most active star formation regions in our galaxy, containing massive, young brilliant blue stars, which have formed in the last few million years. It is host to possibly tens of thousands of stars in total, some of them visible and others still hidden in the clouds of gas and dust. Links Robert Gendler’s website
Edited Spitzer Space Telescope image of the Cat's Paw Nebula in infrared. Inverted grayscale variant.
Original caption: The Cat's Paw Nebula, imaged here by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope using the IRAC instrument, is a star-forming region inside the Milky Way Galaxy. The dark filament running through the middle of the nebula is a particularly dense region of gas and dust.
✨ Cat's Paw Nebula (NGC 6334) - A Cosmic Masterpiece ✨
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Here is the stunning Cat's Paw Nebula (NGC 6334), a star-forming region located in the constellation Scorpius. This emission nebula is renowned for its distinctive shape and its vibrant hues, dominated by the glow of ionized hydrogen gas.
🔭 Target: NGC 6334 (Cat's Paw Nebula)
📍 Location: Scorpius constellation
🌌 Type: Emission Nebula
🌟 Distance: ~5,500 light-years
✨ Apparent Magnitude: 7.3
📏 Apparent Size: 40 x 26 arcminutes
Key Features:
This region is one of the most active stellar nurseries in our galaxy, hosting massive young stars embedded within dense clouds of gas and dust. Its vibrant orange and blue hues in this narrowband image showcase the interplay of various elements, particularly hydrogen and oxygen.
🎨 Processing Details:
The narrowband filters used for this image highlight the dramatic structure of the nebula, revealing intricate details in the gas and dust clouds while maintaining a stunning dynamic range.
Lights: Halpha 14x600", OIII 14x600", SII 14x600"
Instrument: Telescope Takahashi FSQ-106ED, Camera FLI PL16803, Filters Astrodon
Processed: PixInsight
Date: 23/05/2022
Infrared view of the Cat’s Paw Nebula (NGC 6334) taken by VISTA. NGC 6334 is a vast region of star formation about 5500 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. This image is available as a mounted image in the ESOshop. #L