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 South El Monte , the Lobster Nebula is visible from soon after it rises, at 05:17, until soon before it sets at 13:46. Always take extreme caution when trying to make daytime observations of the Moon while the Sun is 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
Angular dimensions:3.9 arcmin

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