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Hubble images remarkable double cluster

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Located in the Large Magellanic Cloud, one of our neighbouring dwarf galaxies, this young globular-like star cluster is surrounded by a pattern of filamentary nebulosity that is thought to have been created during supernova blasts. It consists of a main globular cluster in the centre and a younger, smaller cluster, seen below and to the right, composed of extremely hot, blue stars and fainter, red T-Tauri stars. This wide variety of stars allows a thorough study of star formation processes.

Credit: ESA, NASA and Martino Romaniello (European Southern Observatory, Germany)

 

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Id:heic0108a / opo0125a
Object:NGC 1850
Type:Star Cluster
Instru-ment:WFPC2
Width:2210
Height:1546

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