A leading explanation is that it is caused by the stellar winds from the stars that live there. The wind ions push out the normal hydrogen and helium gas found glowing in the nebula. This star forming region is located in the Large Magellanic Cloud . This picture is a composite of three separate photographs, each sensitive to only one specific color of light - a color that distinguishes a specific chemical element . It is currently not known why stars emit a stellar wind.
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