#ngc 1763

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N11, a star-forming complex in the Large Magellanic Cloud // Jerry Yesavage

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N11 in the Large Magellanic Cloud // Jerry Macon

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N11 in the LMC // Anne-Maree McComb

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NGC 1763 in the LMC // Hahndorf Astro

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The Bean Nebula, NGC 1763, in the Large Magellanic Cloud // Dionysus

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N11 in the LMC // Wolfgang-Promper

Some notable nebulae are the Bean Nebula (NGC 1763, center), NGC 1769 (left), and NGC 1773 (upper left). At the center is the open cluster NGC 1761.

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NGC 1763, a nebula in the Large Magellanic Cloud // Dong Liang

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(NASA)  N11: Star Clouds of the LMC Image Credit: NASA, ESA, J. Lake (Pomfret School)

Massive stars, abrasive winds, mountains of dust, and energetic light sculpt one of the largest and most picturesque regions of star formation in the Local Group of Galaxies. Known as N11, the region is visible on the upper right of many images of its home galaxy, the Milky Way neighbor known as the Large Magellanic Clouds (LMC). The above image was taken for scientific purposes by the Hubble Space Telescope and reprocessed for artistry by an amateur to win the Hubble's Hidden Treasures competition. Although the section imaged above is known as NGC 1763, the entire N11 emission nebula is second in LMC size only to 30 Doradus. Studying the stars in N11 has shown that it actually houses three successive generations of star formation. Compact globules of dark dust housing emerging young stars are also visible around the image.