HUBBLE ATLAS
Globular Cluster in the Andromeda Galaxy (Mayall II) — image from the Hubble Space Telescope

Star clusters

Globular Cluster in the Andromeda Galaxy

April 24, 1996 · ESA/Hubble · Mayall II · Andromeda

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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.