The Lobster Nebula (NGC6357)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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From Cambridge , the Lobster Nebula is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 13° above the horizon.

Name The Lobster Nebula (NGC6357)
Object type Nebula
Other names
The Lobster Nebula
The War and Peace Nebula
NGC 6357[1]
Position
Right ascension:17h24m [1]
Declination:−34°12' [1]
Constellation:Scorpius

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