“A satellite galaxy of the Milky
Way, the Large Magellanic
Cloud, is hosting one of the
most violent nearby regions
of star formation. While I was
at Space Telescope [STScI]
we proposed to observe
this region with Hubble and
make one of the largest
mosaic images that Hubble
ever made.
“This program was lead by
D. J. Lennon and E. Sabbi.
The resulting image was not
only scientifically very useful,
it was also simply extremely
beautiful. It was released
as Hubble’s 22nd birthday
image.
“Looking at it on a computer
screen does not do justice to
this incredibly large image. It
should really be printed and
be several meters wide, so
you can stand in front of it
and fully appreciate it.”
— Dr. Selma E. de Mink
Assistant Professor
University of Amsterdam
Netherlands