Behind a Dusty Veil Lies a Cradle of Star Birth

NGC 253 is a large, almost edge-on spiral galaxy, and is one of the nearest galaxies beyond our local neighborhood of galaxies. This dramatic galaxy shows complex structures such as clumpy gas clouds, darkened dust lanes, and young, luminous central star clusters.
Behind a Dusty Veil Lies a Cradle of Star Birth
Photo by: NASA, ESA, Hubble Heritage Team
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