Star Formation Region N11 in Nearby Large Magellanic Cloud Galaxy | Hubble

Star Formation Region N11 in Nearby Large Magellanic Cloud Galaxy | Hubble

This broad vista of young stars and gas clouds in our neighboring galaxy, the Large Magellanic Cloud, was captured by the NASA/European Space Agency Hubble Space Telescope’s Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS). This region is named LHA 120-N 11, informally known as N11, and is one of the most active star formation regions in the nearby Universe. Distance: 170,000 light years

Credit: NASA, European Space Agency, Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI)

Image Processing: Judy Schmidt
Release Date: August 5, 2012

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