... Created by winds from the bright, massive star seen near the center of this composite image, the shocked filaments of gas glowing at optical wavelengths are represented in green and yellowish hues. ... The Coma Cluster of Galaxies . ... Each of these galaxies houses billions of stars - just as our own Milky Way Galaxy does. ... A spectacular bridge of stars and gas stretches for nearly 250,000 light-years and joins this famous peculiar pair of galaxies cataloged as Arp 295. ...