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VLT view of 47 Tucanae
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VLT view of 47 Tucanae

27/10/2006 1475 views 9 likes 233335 ID

A photo of the globular star cluster 47 Tucanae taken with the Very Large Telescope, in Chile. It is one of the densest globular clusters in the Southern hemisphere. The cluster contains one million stars.

  • CREDIT
    Very Large Telescope/European Southern Observatory, R. Kotak and H. Boffin (ESO)
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    ESA Standard Licence
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