Hubble Space Telescope image of IC 2944, a star-forming region in Centaurus. The image shows bright, glowing hydrogen gas silhouetted against dark, opaque clouds of interstellar gas and dust, known as Thackeray's Globules. These clouds, potentially forming massive stars, are fractured and churned by intense UV radiation from nearby young stars. The scene is a vibrant display of cosmic activity 5,900 light-years away.

Astronomy Picture from 16/08/2003

Thackeray's Globules

Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap030816.html


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