Astrophotography - Lobster Nebula NGC 6357 NGC 6357 is a diffuse nebula near NGC 6334 in the constellation Scorpius. PISMIS 24

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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 discs of gas, and young stars wrapped in expanding "cocoons" or expanding gases surrounding these small stars. Pismis 24-1, also known as HD 319718, is the brightest star of the open cluster Pismis 24 within the nebula NGC 6357 about 6,500 light-years away Wikipedia

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