The globular cluster glows with starlight in a new image captured by the Hubble Space Telescope.
This globular cluster – officially known as Terzan 12 – is located 15,000 light years from Earth, deep in our galaxy. Milky Way Galaxy, in the constellation Sagittarius. A globular cluster contains hundreds of thousands to millions of stellar elements. They are tightly bound together by gravity, making large structures appear spherical when viewed from Earth.
HubbleThis is a joint mission between NASA and… European Space AgencyA new view of Terzan 12 has been captured because it is covered in gas and dust, which absorb and convert the starlight emitted by the moon. Round block. A higher concentration of stars can be seen near the center of Terzan 12. This dense cluster shines in the new Hubble image.
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“The Milky Way contains about 150 ancient globular clusters on its outskirts,” NASA officials said. he said in a statement. “These clusters orbit the center of the galaxy, but far above and below the flat plane of our galaxy, like bees buzzing around a honeycomb.”
In the new Hubble image, interstellar dust particles scatter blue light, causing only the reddest wavelengths of the cluster to be visible to our view. The brightest red stars in this image are very large, old stars several times more massive than… the sun. The bright blue stars in the image are not part of the cluster; They are in the foreground of the image, unobstructed by interstellar matter.
The globular cluster Terzan 12 is located 15,000 light years from Earth. It is located deep in the Milky Way Galaxy, in the constellation Sagittarius. Its aging stars appear bright red because of clouds of interstellar dust and gas that obscure our view. (Image credits: NASA, ESA, ESA/Hubble, Roger Cohen (RU))
Hubble imaged Terzan 12 as part of an initiative to study globular clusters located at the center of our galaxy, which are relatively few in number compared to the outer rim of the Milky Way, according to a NASA statement.
Using Hubble’s Advanced Camera for Surveys and Wide Field Camera 3, astronomers can study the relationship between the age and composition of the galaxy’s inner globular clusters, compared to the globular clusters scattered throughout the Milky Way. NASA shared a brilliant image of Terzan 12 on September 7.
2023-09-10 14:33:30
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