Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Scorpius (Sco)  ·  Contains:  NGC 6357  ·  Sh2-11  ·  the War and Peace Nebula
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Lobster Nebula and PISMIS 24, Jim DeLillo
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Lobster Nebula and PISMIS 24

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Lobster Nebula and PISMIS 24

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LOBSTER NEBULA AND PISMIS 24 - PRO DATA SET

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. The dataset is curated by Ian Howarth

Edit: Rotated to look like a lobster.

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Lobster Nebula and PISMIS 24, Jim DeLillo