IC 342 spiral galaxy, infrared image. This galaxy is million light years from Earth, in the constellation of Camelopardalis. This image was obtai

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IC 342 spiral galaxy, infrared image. This galaxy is million light years from Earth, in the constellation of Camelopardalis. This image was obtained with the IRAC instrument on the Spitzer Space Telescope. Infrared radiation of increasing wavelength (decreasing temperature) has been color-coded blue, green, and red. Infrared light shows the structure of this galaxy's dust lanes (red) where new stars are being born. Regions of heavy star formation appear as brighter red dots. The bright glow of the galactic centre indicates an enormous burst of star formation, making this a starburst galaxy. Image published in 2011.

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Photo credit: © NASA/JPL-CALTECH/J. TURNER (UCLA)/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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