Spiral Galaxy Like Our Own Shines With Pink Clouds

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The wispy arms of a spiral galaxy similar to our own Milky Way can be seen in striking detail in a new image from the European Southern Observatory.

NGC 300, located in the Sculptor Group of galaxies about 6 million light-years from Earth, was photographed by the Wide Field Imager (WFI) at ESO's La Silla Observatory in Chile. [New photo of galaxy NGC 300.]

The many energetic star-forming regions along NGC 300's spiral arms are visible in the picture as red and pink clouds.

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