A large, amorphous blob in a circular shape has layers of transparent, hazy color overlapping. The different layers are a range of transparent blues, some greener shades than others. While white dots representing stars speckle the whole  image, in the upper left part  of this shape is a bright white circular cloud with more pronounced and larger stars grouped together.
Credit: NASA
Published: December 19, 2022

An illustration of a blue star-forming nebula. The colors depicted in this illustration are for artistic purposes only.

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