Nebula Ngc 6357 is a photograph by European Southern Observatory which was uploaded on July 30th, 2016.
Nebula Ngc 6357
Nebula NGC 6357. Optical image of part of the nebula and starbirth region NGC 6357. The glowing clouds of gas and dust have been sculpted by... more
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Nebula Ngc 6357
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European Southern Observatory
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Nebula NGC 6357. Optical image of part of the nebula and starbirth region NGC 6357. The glowing clouds of gas and dust have been sculpted by ultraviolet radiation and stellar winds from the many hot young stars present. NGC 6357 is around 8000 light years from Earth, in the constellation of Scorpius. This optical image was obtained by the FORS2 (focal reducer and low dispersion spectrograph) sensor on the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope. Image published in 2012.
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July 30th, 2016
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