k Phoenix Dwarf Galaxy, optical image Phoenix Dwarf Galaxy, optical image. This irregular dwarf galaxy is located 1.44 million light years from Earth, in the constellation of Phoenix. There is an associated cloud of gas, hinting at recent star formation, and a population of young stars. The gas cloud is not aligned with the galaxy, but has been ejected, possibly by supernova explosions within the galaxy. This image published in 2018 was obtained with the FORS2 Focal Reducer and Low Dispersion Spectrograph instrument on the Very Large Telescope VLT. Stock Photo - Afloimages
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Phoenix Dwarf Galaxy, optical image Phoenix Dwarf Galaxy, optical image. This irregular dwarf galaxy is located 1.44 million light years from Earth, in the constellation of Phoenix. There is an associated cloud of gas, hinting at recent star formation, and a population of young stars. The gas cloud is not aligned with the galaxy, but has been ejected, possibly by supernova explosions within the galaxy. This image published in 2018 was obtained with the FORS2 Focal Reducer and Low Dispersion Spectrograph instrument on the Very Large Telescope VLT .
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Phoenix Dwarf Galaxy, optical image

Phoenix Dwarf Galaxy, optical image. This irregular dwarf galaxy is located 1.44 million light years from Earth, in the constellation of Phoenix. There is an associated cloud of gas, hinting at recent star formation, and a population of young stars. The gas cloud is not aligned with the galaxy, but has been ejected, possibly by supernova explosions within the galaxy. This image (published in 2018) was obtained with the FORS2 (Focal Reducer and Low Dispersion Spectrograph) instrument on the Very Large Telescope (VLT).

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