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Ground-based view of the area around star-forming region S 106 (Sh 2-106) — image from the Hubble Space Telescope

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Ground-based view of the area around star-forming region S 106

December 15, 2011 · ESA/Hubble · Sh 2-106 · Cygnus

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This image shows a ground-based telescope image of the region around star forming region Sh 2-106, or S106 for short. S106 is a compact star-forming region in the constellation of Cygnus (the Swan).