Wallpaper author:
Basudeb Chakrabarti
30 Apr 2022
Cat's Paw Nebula
The Cat’s Paw Nebula, also known as the Bear Claw Nebula, is an emission nebula in Scorpius . The nebula is about 50 light years across and lies at an approximate distance of 5,500 light years from Earth. It is one of the nearest H II regions to the solar system.
Dataset from which the image was processed
NGC 6334
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