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Globular Cluster in the Andromeda Galaxy


Depicts: G1, M31, NGC 224, The Andromeda Galaxy, IRAS 00400+4059
Copyright: Michael Rich, Kenneth Mighell, and James D. Neill (Columbia University), and Wendy Freedman (Carnegie Observatories), and NASA

Hubble Space Telescope has captured a view of a globular cluster called G1, a large, bright ball of light in the center of the photograph consisting of at least 300,000 old stars.
Last Update: 1 September 2019
17-Apr-2026 12:57 UT

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