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News Release 05-002

A Stellar Debut for Gemini Observatory's Online Image Gallery

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The Fireworks Galaxy

The spiral galaxy NGC 6946 is ablaze with colorful galactic fireworks fueled by the births and deaths of multitudes of brilliant, massive stars.

Credit: Gemini Observatory/Travis Rector, University of Alaska, Anchorage


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Galactic Companions

NGC 1532 and 1531: an interacting galaxy pair lying some 55 million light-years from Earth.

Credit: Gemini Observatory/Travis Rector, University of Alaska, Anchorage


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Stellar Nursery

NGC 2467, an extremely active star-forming region, shows almost every phase of the stellar birth process.

Credit: Gemini Observatory/Travis Rector, University of Alaska, Anchorage


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