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M30 (NGC 7099)

Globular cluster in Capricorn

  • M30 is 26,000 light years distant, 93 light years across, approaching us at about 181 km/s and the estimated age is just shy of 13 billion years. <br />
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Image credit: NASA / ESA, Hubble Space Telescope M30 is 26,000 light years distant, 93 light years across, approaching us at about 181 km/s and the estimated age is just shy of 13 billion years.

    Image credit: NASA / ESA, Hubble Space Telescope
  • M30 has undergone a core collapse which accounts for its blue stragglers. <br />
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Image credit: www.mistisoftware.com M30 has undergone a core collapse which accounts for its blue stragglers.

    Image credit: www.mistisoftware.com
  • Messier 30 Star Cluster Zoom In [1080p]

 

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