No, that title is not a typo. Here’s the galaxy:
This is an irregular galaxy about 15 million light years away that’s undergoing a “starburst” – a massive wave of star formation. I won’t go into details like I usually do (the press release for the image is pretty good, so go read that)… but I just wanted to make the joke.
The name of the galaxy? NGC 1313.
Image credit: my buddy, Travis Rector of the University of Alaska, Anchorage
