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  • Astronomy Picture of the Day -- Star Cluster R136 Bursts Out

    01/24/2016 6:23:28 AM PST · by SunkenCiv · 7 replies
    NASA ^ | January 24, 2016 | (see photo credit)
    Explanation: In the center of star-forming region 30 Doradus lies a huge cluster containing some of the largest, hottest, and most massive stars known. These stars, known collectively as star cluster R136, were captured in the featured image in visible light by the Wide Field Camera 3 in 2009 peering through the Hubble Space Telescope. Gas and dust clouds in 30 Doradus, also known as the Tarantula Nebula, have been sculpted into elongated shapes by powerful winds and ultraviolet radiation from these hot cluster stars. The 30 Doradus Nebula lies within a neighboring galaxy known as the Large Magellanic Cloud...