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Herschel cataloged it as h 3682 in his 1847 catalog. It became GC 4297 in his General Catalogue of 1864, and NGC 6357 in J.L.E. Dreyer's NGC.

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This composite image contains X-ray data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and the ROSAT telescope (purple), infrared data from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope (orange), and optical data from the SuperCosmos Sky Survey (blue)

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This composite contains X-ray data from Chandra (purple) plus infrared (orange) and optical data (blue)

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NGC 6357 is actually a "cluster of clusters," containing at least three clusters of young stars, including many hot, massive, luminous stars.

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The overall red glow near the inner star forming region results from the emission of ionized hydrogen gas. The intricate patterns are caused by complex interactions between interstellar winds, radiation pressures, magnetic fields, and gravity.

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The nebula is ionized by the star cluster Pismis 24 which includes the massive multiple O4 and O4-5 star system as well as the Wolf-Rayet star WR 93, which is also a multiple star system with a class O7-9 companion.

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John Herschel discovered this nebula in 1837 from the Cape of Good Hope

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NGC 6357 is in the constellation Scorpius in the Milky Way

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NGC 6357 is a diffuse nebula which means that depending on the temperature and age, it ca be either an emission nebula or a reflection nebula
- In the picture to the upper left it, it appears to be an emission nebula because it is younger.
-In the picture to the bottom right, it appears to be a reflection nebula because of the white/bluish color and the older age of it

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NGC 6357 or the Lobster Nebula or the War and Peace Nebula