By ESA/Hubble
June 13, 2022
This dust has actually made globular clusters near the Galactic center difficult to study, as it absorbs starlight and can even change the obvious colors of the stars in these clusters. Hubbles level of sensitivity at both noticeable and infrared wavelengths has allowed astronomers to measure how the colors of these globular clusters have actually been altered by interstellar dust, and thereby develop their ages.
The Hubble Space Telescope captured this glittering scene of globular cluster Terzan 9 in the constellation Sagittarius, towards the center of the Milky Way. Credit: ESA/Hubble & & NASA, R. Cohen
Regularly, the Hubble Space Telescope releases spectacular images, from incredible spiral galaxies and stellar oddballs to beautiful images of the worlds in our solar system and images that might give you a sensation of remembrance.
This brand-new star-studded image shows Terzan 9, a globular cluster in the constellation Sagittarius, towards the center of the Milky Way. The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope recorded this glittering scene utilizing its Wide Field Camera 3 and Advanced Camera for Surveys. Other stunning Hubble images including globular clusters consist of Ruprecht 106, NGC 6717, NGC 6496, NGC 362, Liller 1, NGC 6535, NGC 1755, Terzan 1, Messier 5, Messier 15, and IC 4499.
Globular clusters are stable, securely bound groupings of tens of thousands to millions of stars. As this image shows, the hearts of globular clusters can be densely loaded with stars; the night sky in this image is scattered with a lot of stars that it resembles a sea of sequins or a large treasure chest crammed with gold.