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Star Cluster R136 Bursts Out
Explanation: In the center of star-forming region 30 Doradus lies a huge cluster containing some of the largest, hottest, and most massive stars known. These stars, known collectively as star cluster R136 , were captured in the featured image in visible light by the Wide Field Camera 3 in 2009 peering through the Hubble Space Telescope . Gas and dust clouds in 30 Doradus , also known as the Tarantula Nebula, have been sculpted into elongated shapes by powerful winds and ultraviolet radiation from these hot cluster stars. The 30 Doradus Nebula lies within a neighboring galaxy known as the Large Magellanic Cloud and is located a mere 170,000 light-years away.
| Date | January 24, 2016 |
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| Credit | Image Credit: NASA , ESA , & F. Paresce ( INAF-IASF ), R. O'Connell ( U. Virginia ), & the HST WFC3 Science Oversight Committee |
| Authors & editors: | Robert Nemiroff (MTU) & Jerry Bonnell (UMCP) |
| A service of: |
ASD at NASA / GSFC, NASA Science Activation & Michigan Tech. U. |