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                  NGC 206 and the Star Clouds of Andromeda
              Image Credit & [3]Copyright: [4]Roberto Marinoni

   Explanation: The large stellar association cataloged as [5]NGC 206 is
   nestled within the dusty arms of the neighboring [6]Andromeda galaxy
   along with the galaxy's pinkish star-forming regions. Also known as
   M31, [7]the spiral galaxy is a mere 2.5 million light-years away. NGC
   206 is found at the center of [8]this sharp and detailed close-up of
   the southwestern [9]extent of Andromeda's disk. The bright, blue
   [10]stars of NGC 206 indicate its youth. In fact, its youngest massive
   stars are less than 10 million years old. Much larger than the open or
   galactic clusters of young stars [11]in the disk of our Milky Way
   galaxy, [12]NGC 206 spans about 4,000 light-years. That's comparable in
   size to the giant stellar nurseries [13]NGC 604 in nearby spiral M33
   and the [14]Tarantula Nebula in the Large Magellanic Cloud.

              Tomorrow's picture: star cluster of the Milky Way
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  10. https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2010MNRAS.405.1531E/abstract
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