Astronomy Picture of the Day ·

Globular Cluster M3

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for July 19, 1998 is “Globular Cluster M3,” an image. The picture is copyrighted by its creator (Credit & Copyright: P. Challis (CfA), 1.2-m Telescope, Whipple Observatory). The original explanation runs about 100 words.

Globular Cluster M3
Credit & Copyright: P. Challis (CfA), 1.2-m Telescope, Whipple Observatory Copyrighted Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“This huge ball of stars predates our Sun. Long before mankind evolved, before dinosaurs roamed , and even before our Earth existed, ancient globs of stars condensed and orbited a young Milky Way Galaxy .”

— APOD editors, July 19, 1998

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
July 19, 1998
Type
Image
Credit
Credit & Copyright: P. Challis (CfA), 1.2-m Telescope, Whipple Observatory
Copyright
Copyrighted by the credited creator. Ask the copyright holder before reusing it.
Explanation length
About 100 words

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Topics in this entry

The SunThe Milky WayGalaxiesStar clusters

Topics are matched from words in the title and explanation.

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Source

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