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                           Astronomy Picture of the Day   
      
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                                 2022 November 25   
      
                         NGC 6744: Extragalactic Close-Up   
                    Image Credit: NASA, ESA, and the LEGUS team   
      
      Explanation: Beautiful spiral galaxy NGC 6744 is nearly 175,000   
      light-years across. That's larger than the Milky Way. It lies some 30   
      million light-years distant in the southern constellation Pavo, with   
      its galactic disk tilted towards our line of sight. This Hubble   
      close-up of the nearby island universe spans about 24,000 light-years   
      or so across NGC 6744's central region. The Hubble view combines   
      visible light and ultraviolet image data. The giant galaxy's yellowish   
      core is dominated by the visible light from old, cool stars. Beyond the   
      core are star-forming regions and young star clusters scattered along   
      the inner spiral arms. NGC 6744's young star clusters are bright at   
      ultraviolet wavelengths, shown in blue and magenta hues. Spiky stars   
      scattered around the frame are foreground stars and well within our own   
      Milky Way.   
      
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