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Astronomy Picture of the Day -- NGC 602 and Beyond
NASA ^
| January 13, 2012
| (see photo credit)
Posted on 01/13/2013 8:47:25 AM PST by SunkenCiv
Explanation: Near the outskirts of the Small Magellanic Cloud, a satellite galaxy some 200 thousand light-years distant, lies 5 million year young star cluster NGC 602. Surrounded by natal gas and dust, NGC 602 is featured in this stunning Hubble image of the region. Fantastic ridges and swept back shapes strongly suggest that energetic radiation and shock waves from NGC 602's massive young stars have eroded the dusty material and triggered a progression of star formation moving away from the cluster's center. At the estimated distance of the Small Magellanic Cloud, the picture spans about 200 light-years, but a tantalizing assortment of background galaxies are also visible in the sharp Hubble view. The background galaxies are hundreds of millions of light-years or more beyond NGC 602.
![January 13, 2012](http://129.164.179.22/apod/image/1301/ngc602_hst_960.jpg)
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TOPICS: Astronomy; Astronomy Picture of the Day; Science
KEYWORDS: apod; astronomy; ngc602; science; smallmagellaniccloud
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01/13/2013 8:47:32 AM PST
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SunkenCiv
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01/13/2013 8:48:51 AM PST
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SunkenCiv
(Romney would have been worse, if you're a dumb ass.)
To: SunkenCiv
Beautiful!
Thank You!
:-)
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01/13/2013 8:50:39 AM PST
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To: SunkenCiv
It’s a giant space oyster. Where are the crackers?
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01/13/2013 8:52:48 AM PST
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blueunicorn6
("A crack shot and a good dancer")
To: blueunicorn6; Shimmer1
Its a giant space oyster. Where are the crackers? They are in Georgia...
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01/13/2013 8:59:18 AM PST
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null and void
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To: SunkenCiv
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01/13/2013 9:12:20 AM PST
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cripplecreek
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01/13/2013 9:27:51 AM PST
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SunkenCiv
(Romney would have been worse, if you're a dumb ass.)
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To: SunkenCiv
Gorgeous!
Thanks so much, SunkenCiv.
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01/13/2013 10:37:20 AM PST
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01/13/2013 10:45:59 AM PST
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SunkenCiv
(Romney would have been worse, if you're a dumb ass.)
To: null and void
Hey! I resemble that remark!
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01/13/2013 11:28:16 AM PST
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Shimmer1
(No matter how cynical I get, I just can't keep up.)
To: SunkenCiv
Great picture to end the Christmas season with!
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01/13/2013 2:01:02 PM PST
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tanuki
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