Globular clusters seen by Hubble and ESO
Date: 18 December 2012
Depicts: Globular clusters collage
Copyright: See below
This collage shows a range of globular clusters, which were studied using Hubble and the MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope. The data show that, despite all forming at roughly the same time, the clusters have aged at dramatically different rates, with heavier stars sinking to the centres of the clusters in a process similar to sedimentation.
| Top row: | M 4 (ESO), Omega Cen (ESO), M 80 (Hubble) |
| Middle row: | M 53 (Hubble), NGC 6752 (Hubble), M 13 (Hubble) |
| Bottom row: | M 4 (Hubble), NGC 288 (Hubble), 47 Tuc (Hubble) |
Credit:
M 4: ESO
Omega Cen: ESO/INAF-VST/OmegaCAM
M 80: The Hubble Heritage Team (AURA/STScI/NASA/ESA)
M 53: ESA/Hubble & NASA
NGC 6752: ESA/Hubble & NASA
M 13: NASA, ESA, and the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)
M 4: ESA/Hubble & NASA
NGC 288: ESA/Hubble & NASA
47 Tuc: NASA, ESA, and G. Meylan (École Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne)
Last Update: 1 September 2019
