Image: Starburst in a Dwarf Irregular Galaxy
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Description: Two massive star clusters - youthful counterparts to globular star clusters in our own spiral Milky Way galaxy - are seen left of center in the gorgeous Hubble Space Telescope image. The above picture spans about 8,000 light-years across NGC 1569. A mere 11 million light-years distant, this relatively close starburst galaxy offers astronomers an excellent opportunity to study stellar populations in rapidly evolving galaxies. NGC 1569 lies in the long-necked constellation Camelopardalis.
Title: Starburst in a Dwarf Irregular Galaxy
Credit: http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap081229.html
Author: NASA / A. Aloisi (STScI/ESA) et al.
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