Star Stream

A streamer of stars outlines the body of the small galaxy NGC 2366 in this new image from Hubble Space Telescope. The bright blue blob (shown in false color) at upper right is a stellar nursery inside the galaxy. The galaxy is about 10 million light-years away in the northern constellation Camelopardalis, the giraffe. Although the galaxy is small, it has given birth to many stars in the last few million years, including the hot, bright, blue stars that are visible in this image. Several other galaxies are visible in the background, including the yellow spiral at top center. [NASA/ESA]