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Globular Cluster 47 Tucanae [VLT view]


Date: 25 October 2006
Satellite: Hubble Space Telescope
Depicts: 47 Tucanae
Copyright: Very Large Telescope/European Southern Observatory, R. Kotak and H. Boffin (ESO)

A photo of the globular star cluster 47 Tucanae taken with the Very Large Telescope, in Chile. It is one of the densest globular clusters in the southern hemisphere, containing one million stars.
Last Update: 1 September 2019
23-Apr-2026 00:19 UT

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