Star Cluster
These comparison images of the core of the globular cluster 47 Tucanae (NGC104) were taken with the COSTAR Corrected Faint Object Camera to show the improvement in performance when compared to images taken with the uncorrected camera.
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About the Image
NASA press release
NASA caption
NASA caption
| Id: | opo9411a |
| Type: | Collage |
| Release date: | 14 January 1994, 06:00 |
| Size: | 6166 x 4768 px |
About the Object
| Name: | 47 Tucanae, NGC 104 |
| Type: | • Milky Way : Star : Grouping : Cluster : Globular • Star Clusters Images/Videos |
| Distance: | 15000 light years |
Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
| Ultraviolet Mid-UV |
220 nm | Hubble Space Telescope FOC |
| Ultraviolet Mid-UV |
253 nm | Hubble Space Telescope FOC |
