Telescopic view of Comet Siding Spring (C/2013 A1) with its coma and dust tail, passing near Mars on October 19th. The image also shows the Small Magellanic Cloud, and globular clusters 47 Tucanae and NGC 362. A near miss for Mars, but great views from Earth's Southern Hemisphere!

Astronomy Picture from 04/09/2014

Cloud, Clusters and Comet Siding Spring

Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap140904.html


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Hubble Space Telescope image of NGC 362, a globular cluster in the Milky Way Galaxy. Thousands of stars densely packed together, showcasing a variety of colors and brightness. This younger globular cluster is near the Small Magellanic Cloud and 47 Tucanae. The image helps researchers understand the distribution of massive stars within globular clusters.

Astronomy Picture from 11/10/2017

Star Cluster NGC 362 from Hubble

Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap171011.html


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