Close-up view of NGC 6357
ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT) has taken the most detailed image so far of a spectacular part of the stellar nursery called NGC 6357. The view shows many hot young stars, glowing clouds of gas and weird dust formations sculpted by ultraviolet radiation and stellar winds.
Credit:ESO
About the Image
| Id: | eso1226a |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 20 June 2012, 12:00 |
| Related releases: | eso1226 |
| Size: | 3758 x 1563 px |
About the Object
| Name: | NGC 6357 |
| Type: | Milky Way : Nebula : Type : Star Formation |
| Distance: | 8000 light years |
| Constellation: | Scorpius |
| Category: | Nebulae |
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Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 17 26 28.86 |
| Position (Dec): | -34° 12' 0.26" |
| Field of view: | 15.80 x 6.57 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 55.4° left of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Telescope |
|---|---|
| Optical B | Very Large Telescope FORS2 |
| Optical V | Very Large Telescope FORS2 |
| Optical H-alpha | Very Large Telescope FORS2 |
| Optical R | Very Large Telescope FORS2 |