                    APOD: 2018 May 31 - NGC 6744 Close Up

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                                  2018 May 31
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                              NGC 6744 Close Up
          Image Credit: NASA [3] , ESA [4] , and the LEGUS team [5]

Explanation: Beautiful spiral galaxy NGC 6744 is nearly 175,000 light-years
across, larger than our own Milky Way [6] . It lies some 30 million
light-years distant in the southern constellation Pavo, its galactic disk
tilted towards our line of sight. This Hubble close-up [7]  of the nearby
island universe spans about 24,000 light-years across NGC 6744's central
region in a detailed portrait that combines visible light and ultraviolet
image data. The giant galaxy's [8]  yellowish core is dominated by the visible
light from old, cool stars. Beyond the core are pinkish star forming regions
and young star clusters scattered along the inner spiral arms. The young star
clusters are bright at ultraviolet wavelengths, shown in blue and magenta
hues.

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