Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Scorpius (Sco)  ·  Contains:  NGC 6334  ·  NGC 6357  ·  the War and Peace Nebula
NGC 6334 and 6357, jprejean
NGC 6334 and 6357
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NGC 6334 and 6357

Acquisition type: Electronically-Assisted Astronomy (EAA, e.g. based on a live video feed)
NGC 6334 and 6357, jprejean
NGC 6334 and 6357
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NGC 6334 and 6357

Acquisition type: Electronically-Assisted Astronomy (EAA, e.g. based on a live video feed)

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NGC 6334, colloquially known as the Cat's Paw Nebula, Bear Claw Nebula, or Gum 64, is an emission nebula and star-forming region located in the constellation Scorpius.

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 is also known as the Lobster Nebula. This nebula was given the name War and Peace Nebula by the Midcourse Space Experiment scientists because of its appearance, which, in infrared images the bright, western part resembles a dove, while the eastern part looks like a skull.

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NGC 6334 and 6357, jprejean