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Galaxy NGC 4214: A Star-Formation Laboratory

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May 12, 2011
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Several gas clouds stretch diagonally across the image, with two large, roughly circular cavities in the gas.
The dwarf galaxy NGC 4214 is ablaze with young stars and gas clouds. Located around 10 million light-years away in the constellation of Canes Venatici (The Hunting Dogs), the galaxy's close proximity, combined with the wide variety of evolutionary stages among the stars, make it...

The dwarf galaxy NGC 4214 is ablaze with young stars and gas clouds. Located around 10 million light-years away in the constellation of Canes Venatici (The Hunting Dogs), the galaxy's close proximity, combined with the wide variety of evolutionary stages among the stars, make it an ideal laboratory to research the triggers of star formation and evolution. This color image was taken using the Hubble Space Telescope's Wide Field Camera 3 in December 2009.

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Several gas clouds stretch diagonally across the image, with two large, roughly circular cavities in the gas.

Galaxy NGC 4214: A Star-Formation Laboratory

The dwarf galaxy NGC 4214 is ablaze with young stars and gas clouds. Located around 10 million light-years away in the constellation of Canes Venatici (The Hunting Dogs), the galaxy's close proximity, combined with the wide variety of evolutionary stages among the stars, make it...

Dwarf Irregular Galaxy NGC 4214 Imaged by Hubble WFC3

Dwarf Irregular Galaxy NGC 4214 Imaged by Hubble WFC3

This is a full-field image of the nearby dwarf galaxy NGC 4214 taken with NASA's Hubble Space Telescope. Episodes of star formation are revealed as the galaxy continues to form clusters of new stars from its interstellar gas and dust. The Hubble image reveals a sequence of steps...

Compass and Scale Image of NGC 4214

Compass and Scale Image of NGC 4214

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Claire Andreoli
NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt, Maryland
claire.andreoli@nasa.gov

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NASA, ESA, and the Hubble Heritage (STScI/AURA)-ESA/Hubble Collaboration;
Acknowledgment: R. O’Connell (University of Virginia) and the WFC3 Scientific Oversight Committee

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