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Old 27-11-2012, 10:59 AM
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6000 Globular Clusters!

Some might find this interesting

The Elliptical galaxy at the heart of the Fornax Cluster NGC 1399 is an immense galaxy with over 6000 globular star clusters swarming in its huge halo. By reducing the bright galaxy halo and enhancing my recent Fornax Galaxies image reveals some of these massive star clusters. At 60 Million lyrs distance, even the brighter members in the swarm are fainter than Magnitude 20.

NGC 1399 Globular Cluster Swarm

This image was taken in some wind too so it should get better when protected inside the dome

You can read a detailed study about the globular clusters of NGC 1399 HERE

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