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M82

This image is a color-coded picture of the archetypal starburst galaxy M82. It shows the horizontal stellar disk of the galaxy, which harbors its active star formation, and a perpendicular supergalactic wind of ionized gas powered by the energy released in the starburst. It is one of many images available in our Image Gallery.

International Year of Astronomy, 2009. USA Node