Over 100,000 stars form the Great Peacock Globular Cluster NGC6752 for more than 11 billion years. On the outer edges, hot stars stand out as pinpoint-sized blue-white dots, while toward the center, a core of yellow-white stars dominates. Why is
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Great Peacock Globular Cluster – NGC 6752
Great Sagittarius Cluster – M22
The Great Sagittarius Cluster Messier 22 is a globular cluster in a densely packed group of stars near the center of the Milky Way. With around 80,000 stars, it is the brightest globular cluster visible from Europe. However, it is
Read moreOmega Centauri – NGC5139
For most observers, Omega Centauri is the most beautiful globular cluster of all. Around 10 million stars that, by cosmic standards, are crowded together in a diameter of only around 150 light years. But it is not only its size
Read moreGlobular Cluster NGC6397
Embedded in a dense star field, NGC 6397 is one of the closest globular clusters to us. Its stars are only a few lightweeks apart, while the star closest to us is over four light years away. Globular clusters are
Read moreGlobular Cluster 47Tucanae
The globular star cluster 47 Tucanae is a jewel in the southern sky. It is the second brightest globular cluster in the sky after Omega Centauri. It can be seen with the naked eye near the Small Magellanic Cloud in
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