A Twisted Star-Forming Web in the Galaxy IC 342

NASA/JPL-Caltech2011-07-20

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Looking like a spider web swirled into a spiral, galaxy IC 342 presents its delicate pattern of dust in this infrared light image from NASA Spitzer Space Telescope. The very center glows especially brightly in the infrared.

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Title: A Twisted Star-Forming Web in the Galaxy IC 342
Creator: NASA/JPL-Caltech
Date Created: 2011-07-20
Rights: JPL

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