Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. Scattered within this cavernous nebula , cataloged as NGC 604, are over 200 newly formed hot, massive, stars. The newborn stars irradiate the gas with energetic ultraviolet light stripping electrons from atoms and producing a characteristic nebular glow . The details of the nebula's structure hold clues to the mysteries of star formation and galaxy evolution.
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