Zoom into the Cats Paw Nebula
This zoom-in video shows the location of the Cat’s Paw Nebula on the sky. It begins with a ground-based photo by the late astrophotographer Akira Fujii, then shows views from the Digitized Sky Survey. The video then hones in on a select portion of the sky to reveal a European Southern Observatory image of the Cat’s Paw Nebula in visible light. The video continues to zoom in on a section of the Cat’s Paw, which gradually transitions to the stunning image captured by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope in near-infrared light.
This zoom-in video shows the location of the Cat’s Paw Nebula on the sky. It begins with a ground-based photo by the late astrophotographer Akira Fujii, then shows views from the Digitized Sky Survey. The video then hones in on a select portion of the sky to reveal a European Southern Observatory image of the Cat’s Paw Nebula in visible light. The video continues to zoom in on a section of the Cat’s Paw, which gradually transitions to the stunning image captured by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope in near-infrared light.
https://science.nasa.gov/asset/webb/zoom-into-the-cats-paw-nebula/
Credits
Image Processing; Alyssa Pagan
Writing/Naration: Frank Summers
Music: Christian Nieves
Audio Editing: Danielle KirhenBlat
Producer Greg Bacon
Images: Akira Fujii, Digitized Sky Survey, Vista, Webb NIRCAM
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Visualizer
- Mark Malanoski (Global Science and Technology, Inc.)
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This page was originally published on Monday, March 2, 2026.
This page was last updated on Monday, March 2, 2026 at 3:17 PM EST.