Hubble Space Telescope Captures Stunning Shot of Ancient Globular Cluster

Hubble Space Telescope Captures Stunning Shot of Ancient Globular Cluster

A new image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope features NGC 1786, a globular cluster located in the constellation of Dorado. The post Hubble Space Telescope Captures Stunning Shot of Ancient Globular Cluster appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.

Hubble Captures Star-Filled View of Globular Cluster NGC 1786 in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC)

Stars are like grains of sand, each holding a piece of the universe’s history. The latest image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope takes us to NGC 1786, a dense star cluster in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a smaller galaxy orbiting our Milky Way, about 160,000 light-years from Earth. In the constellation Dorado—a faint region [...]

Globular Star Cluster NGC 1786: A Galactic Time Capsule

Globular Star Cluster NGC 1786: A Galactic Time Capsule | HubbleIn this Hubble picture, we gaze upon the field of stars that is NGC 1786. This object is a globular cluster in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), a small satellite galaxy of the Milky Way Galaxy that is approximately 160,000 light-years away from Earth. NGC 1786 itself is in the constellation Dorado. It was discovered in the year 1835 by John Herschel.The data for this image comes fr…