Turquoise-tinted plumes
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The brightly glowing plumes seen in this image are reminiscent of an underwater
scene, with turquoise-tinted currents and nebulous strands reaching out into the
surroundings.
However, this is no ocean. This image actually shows part of the Large
Magellanic Cloud (LMC), a small nearby galaxy that orbits our galaxy and
appears as a blurred blob in our skies. Hubble has peeked many times into this
galaxy, releasing stunning images of the whirling clouds of gas and sparkling
stars.
This image shows part of the Tarantula Nebula’s outskirts. This famously beautiful
nebula, located within the LMC, is