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NGC2770 Galaxy 1 (of 3)

Caption: This is the first of three LBT first binocular light images taken Jan. 11 and Jan. 12. It shows a false-color rendition of the spiral galaxy NGC 2770. This image combines ultraviolet and green light, which enhances the clumpy regions of newly formed hot stars in the spiral arms.

Credit: Large Binocular Camera team, Rome Observatory

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