Hodge 301

Hodge 301 is a double star cluster in the Large Magellanic Cloud. He is just like the Super Star Cluster R136 from gases of the Tarantula Nebula (30 Doradus, NGC 2070 ) emerged. The picture shows a detail of the Tarantula Nebula, which lies in our neighboring galaxy the Large Magellanic Cloud and can be found in its northern part Hodge 301 is ( picture, bottom right). This nebula is one of the most active regions of star formation.

The star cluster Hodge 301 is not as well known as R136, a young star cluster, which forms the brightest area in the Tarantula Nebula. Hodge 301 is about ten times older ( about 25 million years) than R136, as already accomplished in this cluster several star as a supernova and race the remains of their gases as shock waves through the Tarantula Nebula.

These shock waves, which lead to the expansion of the gases that produce green, pink, red filaments traverse the the Tarantula Nebula. Good to see three red super stars that come before its end within the development as a star.

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