Maffei 1 and 2

NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA2010-03-06

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This mosaic of images from NASA WISE Telescope is in the constellation of Cassiopeia. This region contains a large star forming nebula within the Milky Way Galaxy, sometimes called the Heart Nebula, and is over 6 thousand light-years from Earth.

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Title: Maffei 1 and 2
Creator: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA
Date Created: 2010-03-06
Rights: JPL

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