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SPACE-HUBBLE-SMALL MAGELLANIC CLOUD
This is a Hubble Space Telescope view obtained 14 November, 2005 shows one of the most dynamic and intricately detailed star-forming regions in space, located 210,000 light-years away in the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC), a satellite galaxy of our Milky Way. At the center of the region is a brilliant star cluster called NGC 346. A dramatic structure of arched, ragged filaments with a distinct ridge surrounds the cluster. The NGC 346 cluster is resolved into at least three sub-clusters and collectively contains dozens of hot, blue, high-mass stars, more than half of the known high-mass stars in the entire SMC galaxy. A myriad of smaller, compact clusters is also visible throughout the region. AFP PHOPTO/HO/NASA/ESA/GETTY OUT
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SPACE SPACE, 14 noe |
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AFP / Mediafax Foto |
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HO |
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14 Noiembrie 2005 |
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2398 x 2800 (3.47 MB) |
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