Blue bursts of hot young captured by Hubble 11 March 2013

extremely hot newborn stars. The bars present in spirals like IC 5052 are thought to help these formation processes by effectively funneling material from the swirling arms inwards towards these hot stellar nurseries.

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(Phys.org) —This image, speckled with blue, white and yellow light, shows part of the spiral IC 5052. Surrounded in the image by foreground stars in our own galaxy, and distant beyond, it emits a bright blue-white glow which highlights its narrow, intricate structure. It is viewed side-on in the of (The Peacock), in the southern sky.

When spiral galaxies are viewed from this angle, it is very difficult to fully understand their properties and how they are arranged. IC 5052 is actually a barred : Its pinwheeling arms do not begin from the center point but are instead attached to either end of a straight "bar" of stars that cuts through the galaxy's middle. Approximately two-thirds of all spirals are barred, including the Milky Way.

Bursts of pale blue light are visible across the galaxy's length, partially blocked out by weaving lanes of darker gas and dust. These are pockets of

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