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This star-studded image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope depicts NGC 6717, which lies more than 20 000 light-years from Earth in the constellation Sagittarius.

Credits: ESA/Hubble and NASA, A. Sarajedin

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Sun, 03 Apr 2022 10:41:03

Open cluster known as NGC 2164, which was first discovered in 1826 by a Scottish astronomer named James Dunlop. NGC 2164 is located within one of the Milky Way galaxy’s closest neighbours — the satellite galaxy known as the Large Magellanic Cloud.

Credits: ESA/Hubble & NASA, J. Kalirai, A. Milone

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Mon, 25 Apr 2022 18:13:05