Zooming in on NGC 6752 and Bedin 1
This video takes the viewer on a journey to the globular cluster NGC 6752. The final view, from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, shows the bright stars of the cluster, as well as a collection of faint stars; these faint stars are actually part of a background galaxy, which was discovered accidentally by astronomers studying the cluster itself. The galaxy is about 30 million light-years away, is classified as a dwarf spheroidal galaxy and has been nicknamed Bedin 1, after the principal investigator.
Credit:Credits: Risinger, DSS, Hubble, Damian Peach
Music: Astral Electronic
About the Video
Id: | heic1903a |
Release date: | 31 January 2019, 16:00 |
Related releases: | heic1903 |
Duration: | 55 s |
Frame rate: | 30 fps |