Gclusters :: Link Item "lk59"

Release 11.12 ("Hergest Ridge")

Gclusters :: Link Item "lk59"

Link ID: lk59

Cluster NGC 7078

Name Hubble views an old and mysterious cluster
Description 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.
Added on 2013-11-18
URL http://www.spacetelescope.org/news/heic1321/ [Cached version here]

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Link ID: lk59
Cluster	NGC 7078
Name	Hubble views an old and mysterious cluster
Description	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.
Added on	2013-11-18
URL	http://www.spacetelescope.org/news/heic1321/ [Cached version here]