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Large Magellanic Cloud Tarantula Nebula, Magellanic Cloud, Hydrogen Gas, Star Clusters, Summer Night, Travel Light, In Space, Hanging Lights, Celestial Bodies

The Large Magellanic Cloud On a clear, cloudless summer night in the southern hemisphere, two big, bright smudges of light hang over the southern horizon like two stubborn clouds refusing to dissipate. Those are the Magellanic Clouds, the satellite galaxies in our cosmic neighbourhood. Billions of stars contribute to the shine of the small galaxy, and the light travelled hundreds of thousands of years in space to reach us. A closer at the target reveals its true chaotic nature. The pinkish…

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50 Fabulous Deep-Space Nebula Photos: Page 3 | Space Hubble Galaxies, Hubble Ultra Deep Field, Supernova Explosion, Galaxy Leggings, Hubble Images, Whirlpool Galaxy, Star Formation, Spiral Galaxy, Andromeda Galaxy

Sharpless 2-106 as imaged by the Gemini Multi-Object Spectrograph on the Gemini North telescope on Mauna Kea in Hawai‘i. This color composite image shows the nursery of a massive star (hidden within the cloud) obtained with four narrow-band optical filters available for Gemini users at both Gemini North and South.

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