War and Peace Nebula. Composite infrared image of the War and Peace Nebula (NGC 6357). This emission nebula is 5500 light years from the Earth in the constellation of Scorpius. The bright portion of the nebula is through to resemble a dove (upper right),and the remainder a human skull (lower centre). The nebula is mainly made up of hydrogen interstellar gas,which is ionised and lit up by young,hot,blue stars within it. This image was made as part of the Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS) project using ground-based telescopes in the USA and in Chile. The project began in 1997 with the aim of surveying the entire sky using near-infrared technology | |
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