Zooming in on Star Cluster NGC 6752 & Dwarf Galaxy Bedin 1 | Hubble

Zooming in on Star Cluster NGC 6752 & Dwarf Galaxy Bedin 1 | Hubble

This video takes the viewer on a journey to the globular cluster NGC 6752. The final view, from the NASA/European Space Agency Hubble Space Telescope, shows the bright stars of the cluster, as well as a collection of faint stars; these faint stars are actually part of a background galaxy, which was discovered accidentally by astronomers studying the cluster itself. The galaxy is about 30 million light-years away, is classified as a dwarf spheroidal galaxy and has been nicknamed Bedin 1, after the principal investigator.

Credits: Risinger, DSS, Hubble, Damian Peach  

Duration: 55 seconds

Release Date: Jan. 31, 2019

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