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hendrichae
what's the blue belt around the galaxy? is it the active star formation arm
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KWillett
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It's all part of the same galaxy; the emission is a combination of glowing stars, gas, and dust. It might look like a belt because the stars at the center are arranged in a denser bulge, compared to those at the edge which are in a thinner disk shape.
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