Globular_star_cluster_Messier_4.jpg
Size of this preview:
620 × 599 pixels
.
Other resolutions:
248 × 240 pixels
|
497 × 480 pixels
|
795 × 768 pixels
|
1,060 × 1,024 pixels
|
1,280 × 1,237 pixels
.
Summary
| Description |
English:
This image from the Wide Field Imager attached to the MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope at ESO’s La Silla Observatory shows the spectacular globular star cluster Messier 4. This great ball of ancient stars is one of the closest of such stellar systems to the Earth and appears in the constellation of Scorpius (The Scorpion) close to the bright red star Antares.
|
| Date | |
| Source | https://www.eso.org/public/usa/images/eso1235a/ |
| Author | ESO Imaging Survey |
Licensing
This file is licensed under the
Creative Commons
Attribution 4.0 International
license.
-
You are free:
- to share – to copy, distribute and transmit the work
- to remix – to adapt the work
-
Under the following conditions:
- attribution – You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.