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Henize 44, an emission nebula in the LMC
author: Anglo-Australian Observatory/David Malin Images/Novapix
reference: a-neb80-44003
Image Size 300 DPI: 40 * 51 cm
The nearby Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) is a very active star-forming galaxy. The most massive region of star formation is around 30 Doradus (the Tarantula nebula) which can be seen with the unaided eye, but hundreds of lesser examples are visible with a telescope. This picture shows Henize 44. The energetic ultraviolet light from these stars is absorbed by hydrogen and produces the distinctive red glow from an enormous distance around the cluster. Image obtained with the Schmidt UK telescope of Siding Spring.
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