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Starburst galaxy, Messier 82
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Starburst galaxy, Messier 82
May 2006 - Image of the magnificent starburst galaxy, Messier 82 (M82). This mosaic image is the sharpest wide-angle view ever obtained of M82. The galaxy is remarkable for its bright blue disk, webs of shredded clouds, and fiery-looking plumes of glowing hydrogen blasting out of its central regions.
Throughout the galaxys center, young stars are being born 10 times faster than they are inside our entire Milky Way Galaxy. The resulting huge concentration of young stars carved into the gas and dust at the galaxys center. The fierce galactic superwind generated from these stars compresses enough gas to make millions of more stars.
In M82, young stars are crammed into tiny but massive star clusters. These, in turn, congregate by the dozens to make the bright patches, or starburst clumps, in the central parts of M82. The clusters in the clumps can only be distinguished in the sharp Hubble images. Most of the pale, white objects sprinkled around the body of M82 that look like fuzzy stars are actually individual star clusters about 20 light-years across and contain up to a million stars.
Located 12 million light-years away, M82 appears high in the northern spring sky in the direction of the constellation Ursa Major, the Great Bear. It is also called the Cigar Galaxy because of the elliptical shape produced by the oblique tilt of its starry disk relative to our line of sight
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This stunning print captures the breathtaking beauty of Messier 82, also known as the Starburst galaxy. Taken in May 2006, this mosaic image is the sharpest wide-angle view ever obtained of M82. The galaxy's vibrant blue disk stands out against a backdrop of shredded clouds and fiery plumes of glowing hydrogen emanating from its central regions. What makes M82 truly remarkable is its extraordinary rate of star formation. Young stars are being born here at a staggering ten times faster than in our entire Milky Way Galaxy. This intense burst of stellar activity has resulted in a concentration of young stars that have carved into the gas and dust at the center of the galaxy. The galactic superwind generated by these stars compresses enough gas to create millions more stars. Within M82's center, tiny yet massive star clusters can be found where young stars are densely packed together. These clusters come together to form bright patches or "starburst clumps". In sharp Hubble images like this one, it becomes possible to distinguish individual star clusters about 20 light-years across containing up to a million stars. Located approximately 12 million light-years away, M82 graces our northern spring sky in the direction of Ursa Major, also known as the Great Bear constellation. Its oblique tilt gives it an elliptical shape resembling that of a cigar – hence its nickname "the Cigar Galaxy". This awe-inspiring photograph was captured by Stocktrek Images and showcases both the scientific wonder and artistic beauty present within our vast universe.
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