HUBBLE ATLAS

Star clusters

Zooming on the star cluster Terzan

September 7, 2016 · ESA/Hubble

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This sequence takes the viewer from a wide view of the Milky Way to the central regions, where many bright star forming regions and star clusters can be seen. The final view is a close-up of the sky around the star cluster Terzan 5 taken with Hubble, the Very Large Telescope at ESO’s Paranal Observatory and the Keck Telescope.