Star Cluster Terzan 5: Wide-field View

Star Cluster Terzan 5: Wide-field View

This wide-field image, based on data from Digitized Sky Survey 2, shows the whole region around the stellar grouping Terzan 5.

Distance: 25,000 light years

Credit: European Southern Observatory (ESO)/Digitized Sky Survey 2

Release Date: November 25, 2009

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