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Omega Centauri

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Omega Centauri

Brightest globular cluster, located in the constellation Centaurus. It has a magnitude of 3.7 and is visible to the unaided eye as a faint luminous patch. One of the nearer globular clusters (about 17,000 light-years away), it is estimated to contain hundreds of thousands of stars, including several hundred variable stars. John Herschel (see Herschel family) was the first to recognize it as a star cluster and not a nebula.
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jpg" alt="Colorful Stars Galore Inside Globular Star Cluster Omega Centauri NASA's Hubble Space Telescope snapped this panoramic view of a colorful assortment of 100,000 stars residing in the crowded core of a giant star cluster.
Hubble telescope captures universe photos as never before (PHOTOS) by International Business Times - US ed.
A colorful array of some 100,000 stars adorned a panoramic view of the crowded core of the huge Omega Centauri globular cluster, which counts nearly 10 million stars.
Refurbished Hubble reveals cosmic wonder by AFP / AFP American Edition
A colorful array of some 100,000 stars adorned a panoramic view of the crowded core of the huge Omega Centauri globular cluster, which counts nearly 10 million stars.
Refurbished Hubble reveals cosmic wonder by AFP / AFP Global Edition
 
 
 
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