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N11 star forming region in Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC)

author: NASA/ESA/Novapix

reference: a-neb80-11003

Image Size 300 DPI: 64 * 62 cm

This broad vista of young stars and gas clouds in our neighbouring galaxy, the Large Magellanic Cloud, was captured by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope’s Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS). This region is named LHA 120-N 11, informally known as N11, and is one of the most active star formation regions in the nearby Universe. This picture is a mosaic of ACS data from five different positions and covers a region about six arcminutes across.

Keywords for this photo:

2010 - ACS - ASTRONOMY - B STAR - DORADO - EMISSION NEBULA - HENIZE 11 - HST - HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE - LARGE MAGELLANIC CLOUD - MASSIVE STAR - N11B - NEBULA - O STAR - POSTER - SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE - STAR - STAR BIRTH - STAR FORMATION - YOUNG STAR -