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#starburst ??

  • Polarberg by Polarberg

    I'm new, whats going on here??

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  • Budgieye by Budgieye moderator

    Welcome, Polarberg, starburst is for galaxies that are having a very high rate of star formation and supernovae, which forms lots of hot oxygen, which is blue in these images. They are blue in colour, as is this galaxy.

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