Astronomy Picture of the Day · March 12, 2006

Globular Cluster M3 from WIYN

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for March 12, 2006 is “Globular Cluster M3 from WIYN,” an image. The picture is copyrighted by its creator (Credit & Copyright: S. Kafka & K. Honeycutt ( Indiana University ), WIYN , NOAO , NSF). The original explanation runs about 104 words.

From the explanation

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

— APOD editors, March 12, 2006

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At a glance

Date: March 12, 2006
Type: Image
Credit: Credit & Copyright: S. Kafka & K. Honeycutt ( Indiana University ), WIYN , NOAO , NSF
Copyright: Copyrighted by the credited creator. Ask the copyright holder before reusing it.
Explanation length: About 104 words

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Topics in this entry

The Sun The Milky Way Galaxies Star clusters

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Source

Astronomy Picture of the Day, March 12, 2006 — science.nasa.gov/image-article/apod-2006-march-12-globular-cluster-m3-from-wiyn

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