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Byron Davies

M-52, NGC-7635, SH2-157, SH2-158, SH2-159, SH2-161, NGC-7510

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War and Peace 2014 image

War and Peace 2014


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Description

The “War and Peace” nebulae, aka NGC6357 are diffuse nebula in the southern constellation of Scorpius at a distance of ~8,000 light-years. At the center of the image is an open star cluster, Pismis 24, which contains some of the most massive stars recorded. http://owlmountainobservatory.com/