Globular Cluster in the Andromeda Galaxy
Hubble Space Telescope has captured a view of a globular cluster called G1, a large, bright ball of light in the centre of the photograph consisting of at least 300, 000 old stars.
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About the Image
NASA press release
NASA caption
NASA caption
| Id: | opo9611a |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 24 April 1996, 06:00 |
| Size: | 573 x 573 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Mayall II |
| Type: | • Local Universe : Star : Grouping : Cluster : Globular |
| Distance: | 2 million light years |
Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
| Optical V |
555 nm | Hubble Space Telescope WFPC2 |
| Infrared I |
814 nm | Hubble Space Telescope WFPC2 |
| Infrared Near-IR |
1.042 μm | Hubble Space Telescope WFPC2 |
