The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has captured the best ever image of the globular cluster Messier 15, a gathering of very old stars that orbits the centre of the Milky Way. This glittering cluster contains over 100 000 stars, and could also hide a rare type of black hole at its centre.
The release, images and videos are available on:
http://www.spacetelescope.org/news/heic1321/
Kind regards,
ESA/Hubble Information Centre
The ESO Education and Public Outreach Department
14 November 2013
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14 November 2013: The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has observed many star clusters. As well as being scientifically interesting, these clusters produce stunning images, appearing like sparkling baubles in the sky. This episode ...
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