Astronomy Picture of the Day ·

Glimpse of a Globular Star Cluster

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for October 14, 2004 is “Glimpse of a Globular Star Cluster,” an image. It is credited to Credit: H. Kobulnicky ( Univ. of Wyoming ) et al. , JPL , Caltech , NASA (Visible Light Inset: DSS ). The original explanation runs about 159 words.

Glimpse of a Globular Star Cluster
Credit: H. Kobulnicky ( Univ. of Wyoming ) et al. , JPL , Caltech , NASA (Visible Light Inset: DSS ) Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“Not a glimpse of this cluster of stars can be seen in the inset visible light image (lower right). Still, the infrared view from the Spitzer Space Telescope reveals a massive globular star cluster of about 300,000 suns in an apparently empty region of sky in the constellation Aquila.”

— APOD editors, October 14, 2004

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
October 14, 2004
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: H. Kobulnicky ( Univ. of Wyoming ) et al. , JPL , Caltech , NASA (Visible Light Inset: DSS )
Copyright
No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
Explanation length
About 159 words

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The Milky WayGalaxiesStar clusters

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