NGC 133 is a reflection nebula that lies near the constellation Perseus. The defining characteristic of the nebula is it's bluish hue, as caused by the reflection of starlight. This particular cloud is on the edge of a large star-forming molecular cloud. Many of the stars in the cloud are very young, with hundreds of them being less than a million years old. This particular area seems to be very similar to the one that our own sun formed in 4.3 billion years ago.
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