Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Scorpius (Sco)  ·  Contains:  NGC 6357  ·  the War and Peace Nebula
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NGC 6357, John Bozeman
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NGC 6357

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NGC 6357

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NGC 6357 is a diffuse nebula near NGC 6334 in the constellation Scorpius. The nebula contains many proto-stars shielded by dark discs of gas, and young stars wrapped in expanding "cocoons" or expanding gases surrounding these small stars. It lies 6000 light years from Earth.

ESO La Silla Paranal APEX Observatory Color Mapped:

Red - Ks
Green - H
Blue - H

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NGC 6357, John Bozeman