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Large Magellanic Cloud
« on: August 14, 2006, 11:55:28 PM »
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The latest photo from the Hubble Space Telescope, presented at the 2006 General Assembly of the International Astronomical Union in Prague this week, shows a star forming region in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC). This sharp image reveals a large number of low-mass infant stars coexisting with young massive stars.

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Re: Large Magellanic Cloud
« Reply #1 on: August 15, 2006, 01:22:54 AM »


As used by all good Hubble scientists!

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Re: Large Magellanic Cloud
« Reply #2 on: August 15, 2006, 01:59:55 PM »
Say hello to my new wallpaper :-D

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