Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. M agellanic C loud from the U ltraviolet I maging T elescope. Each separate image field is slightly wider than the apparent size of the full moon. These ultraviolet pictures , shown in false color, must be taken above the Earth's absorbing atmosphere. They highlight concentrations of hot, newly formed stars only a few millions of years old, and reveal the progress of recent star formation in the SMC .
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