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                           Astronomy Picture of the Day   
      
       Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our   
         fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation   
                       written by a professional astronomer.   
      
                                   2025 April 28   
      A starfield is shown dominated by a purple and red nebula. Several dark   
       dust pillars are visible that appear not unlike tadpoles. Please see   
                  the explanation for more detailed information.   
      
                         Gum 37 and the Southern Tadpoles   
      Image Credit & Copyright: Francis Bozon & Cecil Navick (AstroA. R. O.)   
      
      Explanation: This cosmic skyscape features glowing gas and dark dust   
      clouds alongside the young stars of NGC 3572. A beautiful emission   
      nebula and star cluster, it sails far southern skies within the   
      nautical constellation Carina. Stars from NGC 3572 are toward top   
      center in the telescopic frame that would measure about 100 light-years   
      across at the cluster's estimated distance of 9,000 light-years. The   
      visible interstellar gas and dust, shown in colors of the Hubble   
      palette, is part of the star cluster's natal molecular cloud, itself   
      cataloged as Gum 37. Dense streamers of material within the nebula,   
      eroded by stellar winds and radiation, clearly trail away from the   
      energetic young stars. They are likely sites of ongoing star formation   
      with shapes reminiscent of the Tadpoles of IC 410 -- better known to   
      northern skygazers. In the coming tens to hundreds of millions of   
      years, gas and stars in the cluster will be dispersed though, by   
      gravitational tides and by violent supernova explosions that end the   
      short lives of the massive cluster stars.   
      
                      Tomorrow's picture: disappearing rings   
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