Star clusters

Globular cluster 47 Tucanae [VLT view]

October 24, 2006 · ESA/Hubble · Tucana

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A photo of the globular star cluster 47 Tucanae taken with the Very Large Telescope, in Chile. It is one of the densest globular clusters in the Southern hemisphere. The cluster contains one million stars.

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