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The star formation region NGC3324

Posted on Monday, March 5, 2012
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The star formation region NGC3324
Image credit: ESO

Uploader comment: The Wide Field Imager on the MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope at the La Silla Observatory has imaged a region of star formation called NGC 3324. The intense radiation from several of NGC 3324's massive, blue-white stars has carved out a cavity in the surrounding gas and dust.


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