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February 25, 2010
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Color-enhanced optical image of the galaxy DDO 87 in the constellation Ursa Major showing stars.
An astronomer at Lowell Observatory studies how stars form in "dwarf" galaxies, which may provide insight into the birth of the first stars after the Big Bang. Here, a color-enhanced optical image of the galaxy DDO 87 in the constellation Ursa Major shows the stars.
Credit: Lowell Observatory
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