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M106
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Situated some 22 million light years from Earth sits spiral galaxy M106. Its somewhat warped structure is a tell-tale sign of recent disturbance of this island universe. Gravitational interaction with nearby galaxies has caused this distortion, as well as triggered a bout of star formation throughout its extent, seen as brush-stroke clusters of young, blue-hot stars, and mottled pinkish patches of hydrogen gas, energized from within by yet more nascent suns.
© Russell Croman
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