APOD: 2020 August 30 - NGC 6357: Cathedral to Massive Stars

WOW! what a gorgeous image of the "Cathedral to Massive Stars." Located within the tail of the constellation Scorpius!!! Every time I think that I have seen an amazing photo taken from Hubble, there is always another equal or better than the last one!!! Keep these APODs coming, Maj William W. 'Bill' Price!!!

Belated thank you my friend Maj William W. 'Bill' Price for posting the NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) for Sunday, August 30, 2020 entitled "Cathedral to Massive Stars."

Thank you my friend William for posting this majestic image of a section of the creation in the heavens

Image: NGC 6357 - Cathedral to Massive Stars Image Credit - NASA, ESA and Jesús Maíz Apellániz (IAA, Spain); Acknowledgement - Davide De Martin (ESA-Hubble)

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"Explanation: How massive can a normal star be? Estimates made from distance, brightness and standard solar models had given one star in the open cluster Pismis 24 over 200 times the mass of our Sun, making it one of the most massive stars known. This star is the brightest object located just above the gas front in the featured image. Close inspection of images taken with the Hubble Space Telescope, however, have shown that Pismis 24-1 derives its brilliant luminosity not from a single star but from three at least. Component stars would still remain near 100 solar masses, making them among the more massive stars currently on record. Toward the bottom of the image, stars are still forming in the associated emission nebula NGC 6357. Appearing perhaps like a Gothic cathedral, energetic stars near the center appear to be breaking out and illuminating a spectacular cocoon."

Cathedral of the Fixed Stars · Matthew Schmitz
The Light Beyond the Stars ℗ 2019 Altrusian Grace Media
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