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Galaxy M83 in Hydra

by

Nasa/Esa/Novapix

Reference

a-gax52-36020

Date

2014-01-29

M83 (NGC 5236) is located in the southern constellation Hydra at 15 millions light years from the sun. It is classified as intermediate between normal and barred spiral galaxies. The vibrant magentas and blues reveal the galaxy is ablaze with star formation. This photograph captures thousands of star clusters, hundreds of thousands of individual stars, and "ghosts" of dead stars called supernova remnants. The galactic panorama unveils a tapestry of the drama of stellar birth and death spread across 50,000 light-years.Image taken with the Hubble space telescope (HST).