Since we have been studying star formation, this apod seemed relatively appropriate. Astronomers used the Hubble Space Telescope to show LH 95, in the Large Magellanic Cloud, in great detail so that they could understand the process. Typically, only the bluest, brightest, most massive stars in a star forming region are visible, but in this highly resolved image, even the recently born more yellow, more dim, and less massive are also visible. Due to the scientific coloring of the image, one can also see blue sheen of diffuse hydrogen gas heated by the young stars and dark dust formed by stars or during supernova explosions. LH 95 spans about 150 light-years and lies almost 160,000 light-years away in the direction of the constellation Dorado, or swordfish. I couldn't even imagine counting all the stars in this LH 95 area. It's truly incredible to see so many stars in such a "small" area, along with the mix of blue hydrogen gas and dark dust.
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