| U. S. Mail: |
Richard Ignace Department of Physics & Astronomy East Tennessee State University Johnson City, TN 37614 |
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| Internet: |
ignace at etsudotedu |
| Office: |
274 Brown Hall |
| Office phone: fax: |
(423) 439-6904 (423) 439-6905 |
| U. S. Mail: |
Richard Ignace Department of Physics & Astronomy East Tennessee State University Johnson City, TN 37614 |
|---|---|
| Internet: |
ignace at etsudotedu |
| Office: |
274 Brown Hall |
| Office phone: fax: |
(423) 439-6904 (423) 439-6905 |
This gorgeous Hubble Space Telescope image shows a young star cluster called NGC 602 that is located in the nearby galaxy the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC). The SMC is a companion galaxy to our Milky Way at a distance of about 60,000 parsecs (or a bit under 200,000 lightyears). The cluster is located near middle, with a large gaseous cloud surrounding it. Several other galaxies farther away than the SMC can also be seen.
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