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Hello, cosmic caterpillar!

This #HubbleClassic image shows a light-year-long knot of gas and dust. Its long shape is the result of ultraviolet radiation blasting from bright stars!

IRAS 20324+4057 is in the very earliest stages of becoming a star itself: https://go.nasa.gov/41pav3C
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