July 24th, 2011 at 12:10PM
(via APOD: 2011 July 23 - NGC 2403 in Camelopardalis) HII (hydrogen-dense) areas in red are star-forming regions. There are also a lot of supernovas in this area, as short-lived stars form and die. The image is a composite from Hubble Archive data and the Mauna Kea telescope in Hawai’i.

(via APOD: 2011 July 23 - NGC 2403 in Camelopardalis)

HII (hydrogen-dense) areas in red are star-forming regions.

There are also a lot of supernovas in this area, as short-lived stars form and die.

The image is a composite from Hubble Archive data and the Mauna Kea telescope in Hawai’i.

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