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CTIO Image of N44

Ground-based H-alpha image of the entire N44 Complex in the Large Magellanic Cloud taken at the Curtis Schmidt Telescope at the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory in Chile by R. Chris Smith.
- Object NameObject NameA name or catalog number that astronomers use to identify an astronomical object.N44
- Release DateMay 9, 2002
- Science ReleaseGaseous Streamers Flutter in Stellar Breeze
- CreditImage: R. Chris Smith (CTIO)
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