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NGC 602: Oyster Star Cluster

Image Credit: X-ray: Chandra: NASA/CXC/Univ.Potsdam/L.Oskinova et al; Optical: Hubble: NASA/STScI; Infrared: Spitzer: NASA/JPL-Caltech

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A star cluster is shown in and around a gas cloud that looks like an oyster. The rollover image shows the same cluster not only in visible light, but X-ray and infrared too.

APOD: 2024 July 2 – NGC 602: Oyster Star Cluster

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Travis F W
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omg there's a baby in space.
Is it just me or does this look like an ultrasound?

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