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
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the Lobster Nebula is visible from soon after it rises, at 00:49, until soon before it sets at 07:52.
Name
The Lobster Nebula (NGC6357)
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Object type
Nebula
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Other namesThe Lobster Nebula
The War and Peace Nebula
NGC 6357
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PositionRight ascension: | 17h24m [1] |
Declination: | -34°12' [1] |
Constellation: | Scorpius |
Visibility from Cambridge
All times shown in Cambridge local time.
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