Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Scorpius (Sco)  ·  Contains:  B258  ·  NGC 6357  ·  Sh2-11  ·  the War and Peace Nebula
NGC 6357 - The Lobster Nebula, Matthew Russell
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NGC 6357 - The Lobster Nebula

NGC 6357 - The Lobster Nebula, Matthew Russell
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NGC 6357 - The Lobster Nebula

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NGC 6357, otherwise known as the Lobster Nebula, is a large nebula that produces some of the most massive stars known.  Scientists don't yet know exactly why.

At any rate, this is a Hubble palette image.

R - SII (22 x 10min)
G - HA (28 x 10min)
B - OIII (20 x 10 min)

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