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M17: A Hubble Close-Up
Credit: NASA, ESA, J. Hester (ASU)
Explanation: Sculpted by stellar winds and radiation, these fantastic, undulating shapes lie
within the stellar nursery known as M17, the Omega Nebula, some 5,500 light-years away in
the nebula-rich constellation Sagittarius. The lumpy features in the dense cold gas and dust
are illuminated by stars off the upper left of the image and may themselves represent sites of
future star formation. Colors in the fog of surround
Credit: NASA, ESA, J. Hester (ASU)
Explanation: Sculpted by stellar winds and radiation, these fantastic, undulating shapes lie
within the stellar nursery known as M17, the Omega Nebula, some 5,500 light-years away in
the nebula-rich constellation Sagittarius. The lumpy features in the dense cold gas and dust
are illuminated by stars off the upper left of the image and may themselves represent sites of
future star formation. Colors in the fog of surround