NGC 1760 and a Cluster of Starry Friends

NGC 1760 (also designated LHA 120-N 11, informally N11) is a complex ring of emission nebulae connected by glowing filaments over 1000 light-years across and located about 160,000 light-years away within the Large Magellanic Cloud, in the constellation of Dorado. It is one of the most active star formation regions in the nearby Universe, only surpassed in size and activity of the Tarantula Nebula. In the centre of the nebula is NGC 1761, a bright blue star cluster, composed of about 50 massive young stars that emit intense ultraviolet radiation that has eroded a large hole in their surroundings. These stars are among the most massive stars known anywhere in the Universe. Three oval shaped patches are situated to the left of centre with two containing embedded star clusters. NGC 1763 is the designation of the largest of these three patches.

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