NGC 602 and Beyond
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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.
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Absolutely breathtaking! Thank you for sharing!
said dolphin59usa
Amazing...
said Spiritualiving
The sheer scale of the cosmos is just mind boggling
said sparkywill
very nice to chare this photo thank you
said esha2007
He determines and counts all the numbers of the stars; He calls them all by name, Ps. 147:4
said isreal10
heavenly
said erinrex
ACTUALLY WORDS FAIL ME--THANK YOU FOREVER-----danube105
said danube105
magnific
said danieles6
superb
said theskywalker69_3
beautiful
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