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A clutch of bright blue stars, newly formed, nestled in a large red and black cloud of dust and gas.

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  1. Robert McNees (mcnees@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 04-Dec-2022 14:47:59 UTC Robert McNees Robert McNees
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    A region in NGC 1569, a little galaxy about 11 million light years away in Draco. Gas in the galaxy is compressed by gravitational interactions with the larger IC 342 galaxy group, driving rapid star formation.

    Galaxies like this one are said to be in "starburst," experiencing rates of star formation more than a hundred times greater than a typical galaxy. It's a very poetic term!

    Image: ESA/Hubble & NASA, Aloisi, Ford
    Acknowledgement: Judy Schmidt (@spacegeck)

    In conversation Sunday, 04-Dec-2022 14:47:59 UTC from mastodon.social permalink
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