Title
Star Cluster NGC 2074 in the Large Magellanic Cloud
Caption
Star Cluster NGC 2074 in the Large Magellanic Cloud. A small portion of the nebula near the star cluster NGC 2074 (upper / left). The region is a firestorm of raw stellar creation / perhaps triggered by a nearby supernova explosion. It lies about 170 / 000 light-years away near the Tarantula nebula / one of the most active star-forming regions in our Local Group of galaxies. The three-dimensional-looking image reveals dramatic ridges and valleys of dust / serpent-head "pillars of creation / " and gaseous filaments glowing fiercely under torrential ultraviolet radiation. The seahorse-shaped pillar at lower / right is approximately 20 light-years long / roughly four times the distance between our Sun and the nearest star / Alpha Centauri. The region is in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) / a satellite of the Milky Way galaxy. This representative color image was taken on August 10 / 2008 / with Hubble's Wide Field Planetary Camera 2. Red shows emission from sulfur atoms / green from glowing hydrogen / and blue from glowing oxygen.
Info+
NASA, ESA, and M. Livio (STScI)/World History Archive
Credit line
Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library
Reference
ARP11A02_493
License type
Rights managed
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55,0Mb (2,0Mb) / 14,7in x 14,5in / 4414 x 4355 (300dpi)