NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has captured an awe-inspiring view of the globular cluster NGC 1651, located in the Large Magellanic Cloud, about 162,000 light-years from Earth. This detailed image showcases the cluster's dense, bluish core and a surrounding band of stars, covering a diameter of approximately 120 light-years. Unlike other Hubble images that often depict entire galaxies, NGC 1651 nearly fills the whole frame, highlighting the telescope's fixed field of view rather than its ability to zoom. This observation emphasizes the vast range of celestial sizes Hubble can capture, from distant galaxies to closer star clusters, all within its unchanging gaze.
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NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has captured an awe-inspiring view of the globular cluster NGC 1651, located in the Large Magellanic Cloud, about 162,000 light-years from Earth. This detailed image showcases the cluster's dense, bluish core and a surrounding band of stars, covering a diameter of approximately 120 light-years. Unlike other Hubble images that often depict entire galaxies, NGC 1651 nearly fills the whole frame, highlighting the telescope's fixed field of view rather than its ability to zoom. This observation emphasizes the vast range of celestial sizes Hubble can capture, from distant galaxies to closer star clusters, all within its unchanging gaze.
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