This Hubble Space Telescope view shows one of the most dynamic and intricately detailed star-forming regions in space, located 210,000 light-years away in the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC), a satellite galaxy of our Milky Way. At the centre of the region is a brilliant star cluster called NGC 346. A dramatic structure of arched, ragged filaments with a distinct ridge surrounds the cluster.
A torrent of radiation from the hot stars in the cluster NGC 346, at the centre of this Hubble image, eats into denser areas around it, creating a fantasy sculpture of dust and gas. The dark, intricately beaded edge of the ridge, seen in silhouette, is particularly dramatic. It contains several small dust globules that point back towards the central cluster, like windsocks caught in a gale.
Credit: NASA, ESA and A. Nota (ESA/STScI, STScI/AURA)
这张由哈勃望远镜拍摄的照片显示了在距我们210，000光年远的银河系的卫星系——小麦哲伦云中一处正在大量诞生恒星的区域。在其中心最灿烂的星团是NGC346，它被一个有清楚纤维结构的生动的弓形结构包围其中。
在这幅图片中心，大量的辐射从NGC346中的炽热恒星发射出来，进入到包围它的气体和尘埃的密集区域，创造出梦幻般的雕塑品。在弓形的顶端边缘有不规则的黑色暗带，显得独特而生动。它还包含几个背向中央星团的小的尘埃团，它们看起来就像是大风中的风向袋。
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