Galaxy?

• by jim2mars

  Is this a galaxy or a small dust cloud showing star formation in our galaxy?

  Posted June 30, 2013 12:31 AM

• by JeanTate

  It's a bright blob (#starforming region) in a galaxy called VII Zw 591. Its redshift - 0.008 - makes it very local, but not within our Local Group.

  Posted June 30, 2013 1:35 AM