A newly released Hubble composite photograph of the Tarantula Nebula, a star-birthing region in the Large Magellanic Cloud. Via HubbleSite:

“The blue color is light from the hottest, most massive stars; the green from the glow of oxygen; and the red from fluorescing hydrogen.”

The Tarantula Nebula is one of the most lush and fruitful nebulas in our visible realm. Click through to download some larger versions.

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    DAAAAAAAAAAAAYUM, JUST MARVEL AT ITS FUCKING BEAUTY RIGHT NOW, OK.

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    I wish I could see this for myself.

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    OMG, so beautiful.

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