The Hubble Space Telescope from NASA has captured a globular star cluster located within our Milky Way galaxy, approximately 30 million light-years away from Earth, in the constellation of Sagittarius.
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In the image, we can see the globular cluster NGC 6652, which contains millions of stars and stands out with its pale blue core glow.
Hubble managed to capture the image of NGC 6652 using two of its powerful cameras: the ‘Advanced Camera for Surveys‘ and the ‘Wide Field Camera 3‘.
What Are Globular Star Clusters?
Globular star clusters are a type of star cluster with an apparent spherical shape and a dense, star-rich core. The strong gravitational attraction among closely spaced stars in globular clusters is what gives these star-studded objects their regular and spherical form.
It's #HubbleFriday time!
This week's new image shows the globular cluster NGC 6652. Globular clusters are roughly spherical groups of stars held together by their mutual gravitational attraction.
NGC 6652 is about 30 million light-years away: https://t.co/9JpOi0ca9t pic.twitter.com/DaL93KDdbd
— Hubble (@NASAHubble) August 4, 2023
