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This is a near-infrared image of the Tarantula Nebula in the Large Magellanic
Cloud, the largest satellite galaxy circling the Milky Way. This image reveals a huge cluster of young stars being born from a cloud of gas. The large concentration of massive young stars in the very center of the image is illuminating the surrounding hydrogen gas with ultraviolet light, creating the glowing red nebula in the image.

(University of Florida/Gemini Observatory)
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