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Réf : S02105

Thème : Galaxies  (118 images)

Titre : FIREWORKS OF STAR FORMATION LIGHT UP A galaxy

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FIREWORKS OF STAR FORMATION LIGHT UP A galaxy. Newly released images obtained with The Space Telescope in July 1997 reveal episodes of star formation that are occurring across the face of the nearby galaxy NGC 4214. Located some 13 million light-years from Earth, NGC 4214 is currently forming clusters of new stars from its interstellar gas and dust. In the Hubble image, we can see a sequence of steps in the formation and evolution of stars and star clusters. The picture was created from exposures taken in several color filters with Hubble's Wide Field Planetary Camera 2. NGC 4214 contains a multitude of faint stars covering most of the frame, but the picture is dominated by filigreed clouds of glowing gas surrounding bright stellar clusters.