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APOD from 2012-06-12
Thackeray's Globules
Giant dust clouds in IC 2944, a star-forming region 5,900 light-years away in Centaurus, might birth stars. Thackeray's globules, over one light-year wide, are being eroded by radiation from nearby hot stars. Image from Chile's Blanco telescope shows these cosmic structures under siege.
HD image at https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap120612.html
Thackeray's Globules
Giant dust clouds in IC 2944, a star-forming region 5,900 light-years away in Centaurus, might birth stars. Thackeray's globules, over one light-year wide, are being eroded by radiation from nearby hot stars. Image from Chile's Blanco telescope shows these cosmic structures under siege.
HD image at https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap120612.html