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Composite ultraviolet-visible-infrared image of NGC 1512
Composite ultraviolet-visible-infrared image of NGC 1512
Hubble images remarkable double cluster
Hubble images remarkable double cluster

Located in the Large Magellanic Cloud, one of our neighbouring dwarf galaxies, this young globular-like star cluster is surrounded by a pattern of filamentary nebulosity that is thought to have been created during supernova blasts. It consists of a main globular cluster in the centre and a younger, smaller cluster, seen below and to the right, composed of extremely hot, blue stars and fainter, red T-Tauri stars. This wide variety of stars allows a thorough study of star formation processes.


Credit: ESA, NASA and Martino Romaniello (European Southern Observatory, Germany)



Original image at the Hubble Website

The Red Spider Nebula: Surfing in Sagittarius - not for the faint-hearted!
The Red Spider Nebula: Surfing in Sagittarius - not for the faint-hearted!

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