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Wide-field image of irregular galaxy Holmberg II (ground-based image)


Date: 29 September 2011
Satellite: Hubble Space Telescope
Depicts: Holmberg II
Copyright: NASA, ESA, Digitized Sky Survey 2 (Acknowledgement: Davide De Martin)

This image from a ground-based telescope shows a wide view around galaxy Holmberg II. Holmberg II is dominated by huge glowing bubbles of gas which are sites of ongoing star formation.
Last Update: 1 September 2019
15-Apr-2026 10:45 UT

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