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Clouds of gas cover the entire view, in a variety of bold colors. In the center the gas is brighter and very textured, resembling dense smoke. Around the edges it is sparser and fainter. Several small, bright blue stars are scattered over the nebula.

Hubble Views a Star-Studded Cosmic Cloud

A portion of the open cluster NGC 6530 appears as a roiling wall of smoke studded with stars in this image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope.

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