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English: Cosmic Fireworks

The spiral galaxy NGC 925 reveals cosmic pyrotechnics in its spiral arms where bursts of star formation are taking place in the red, glowing clouds scattered throughout it.

Credit: KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA

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PI: M T. Patterson (New Mexico State University)

Image processing: Travis Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage), Mahdi Zamani & Davide de Martin

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