Astronomy Picture of the Day ·

Globular Star Cluster NGC 6934

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for October 9, 2010 is “Globular Star Cluster NGC 6934,” an image. It is credited to Credit: NASA , ESA, Hubble Space Telescope. The original explanation runs about 112 words.

Globular Star Cluster NGC 6934
Credit: NASA , ESA, Hubble Space Telescope Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“Globular star clusters roam the halo of our Milky Way Galaxy. Gravitationally bound , these spherical groupings of typically several hundred thousand stars are ancient, older than the stars of the galactic disk.”

— APOD editors, October 9, 2010

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
October 9, 2010
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: NASA , ESA, Hubble Space Telescope
Copyright
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Explanation length
About 112 words

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