A cluster’s masquerade | Bad Astronomy

When I first saw this picture of NGC 2100, I thought it was a globular cluster. But I was wrong. That happens sometimes. Still, it’s worth it to see such a magnificent photo: Yegads! What a shot! [Click to enstellarnate.] Globular clusters are tightly packed collections of thousands of stars in a roughly spherical shape [...]


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