Hubble: Birthplace of Stars

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Images • Thu Nov 5, 2009 at 7:54 pm PST • Views: 937

A spectacular image from the Hubble Space Telescope’s newly-installed Wide Field Camera 3, showing a birthplace of stars in the nearby galaxy M83: Hubble Image Showcases Star Birth in M83, the Southern Pinwheel.

(Hat tip: Phil Plait, who has interesting commentary on how this image was generated, and what you’re seeing.)

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