Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Scorpius (Sco)  ·  Contains:  B258  ·  NGC 6357  ·  PK352+00.1  ·  PK352-00.1  ·  Sh2-10  ·  Sh2-11  ·  the War and Peace Nebula
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NGC 6357 The Lobster Nebula, Chris Fellows
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NGC 6357 The Lobster Nebula

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NGC 6357 The Lobster Nebula, Chris Fellows
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NGC 6357 The Lobster Nebula

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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 disks of gas, and young stars wrapped in expanding "cocoons" or expanding gases surrounding these small stars. It is also known as the Lobster Nebula.

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NGC 6357 The Lobster Nebula, Chris Fellows