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Hubble Resolves Pismis 24-1


Date: 11 December 2006
Satellite: Hubble Space Telescope
Depicts: Cl Pismis 24, Pismis 24, Pismis 24-1
Copyright: NASA, ESA and Jesús Maíz Apellániz (Instituto de astrofísica de Andalucía, Spain)

Looking closer at Pismis 24-1 (bright source on the left in this image) with Hubble's ACS High Resolution Channel, it becomes clear that what was initially thought to be a single massive star is in reality two stars.
Last Update: 1 September 2019
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