Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Scorpius (Sco)  ·  Contains:  NGC 6357  ·  the War and Peace Nebula
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War and Peace Nebula -- NGC 6357 SHO, Miles Zhou
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War and Peace Nebula -- NGC 6357 SHO

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War and Peace Nebula -- NGC 6357 SHO, Miles Zhou
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War and Peace Nebula -- NGC 6357 SHO

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NGC 6357 is a diffuse nebula near NGC 6334 (not shown) in the constellation Scorpius. This nebula was nicknamed the "War and Peace" Nebula by Midcourse Space Experiment scientists, who said that in infrared images the bright, western part resembled a dove, while the eastern part looked like a skull.

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War and Peace Nebula -- NGC 6357 SHO, Miles Zhou