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Star-Forming Cluster

By Harley White posted 07-17-2025 13:38

  

A massive cluster is born…

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Star-Forming Cluster 

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A star-forming complex, massive in size,

is N 7 9 in LMC skies.

The image from James Webb Telescope Space

shares H II atomic hydrogen case

‘midst stars in the Large Magellanic Cloud

through colorful picture NASA endowed.

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Seen in mid-infrared wavelengths that show

a star with an eight-pronged light pattern glow,

it’s characteristic of scope James Webb

which has become quite a portrait celeb.

Known as diffraction spikes, these are brought on

as the light bends ‘round edges thereupon

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while struts holding mirrors where they are right

generate spikes due to stellar’s own light.

One thousand six hundred thirty light-years

it spans, in region of LMC spheres

southwest, where it’s largely been unexplored

as have countless others in starry horde.

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The scene we see has spectacular hues

that serve to inspire my poetic muse.

So hopefully it’s been explained enough,

for the vision verily seems such stuff

as dreams may be made on from where we are

wistfully wishing on star after star…

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~ Harley White

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Some sources of info were the following…

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LMC N79 (Wikipedia)…

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LMC_N79

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A massive cluster is born…

https://esawebb.org/images/potm2401a/

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A massive cluster is born…

https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2024/01/A_massive_cluster_is_born

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Image description: A bright young star within a colorful nebula. The star is identifiable as the brightest spot in the image, surrounded by six large spokes of light that cross the image. A number of other bright spots can also be seen in the clouds, which are shown in great detail as layers of colorful wisps.

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Credit: ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA, O. Nayak, M. Meixner


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