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Don Bouc Astrophotography
Distance: 36,000 light years
What is it?: The luminosity of this cluster 360,000 times that of the sun. It likely contains its own central black hole, a rarity for a globular cluster. It is estimated to be 12.5 billion years old.
What is it?: The luminosity of this cluster 360,000 times that of the sun. It likely contains its own central black hole, a rarity for a globular cluster. It is estimated to be 12.5 billion years old.
Distance: 27,000 light years
What is it?: Like many of the globular cluster, this one orbits our Milky Way Galaxy like a satellite. It is one of the oldest clusters at 14.2 billion years old.
What is it?: Like many of the globular cluster, this one orbits our Milky Way Galaxy like a satellite. It is one of the oldest clusters at 14.2 billion years old.
Distance: 100,000 light years
What is it?: This cluster might the remnent of a cooling dwarf galaxy.
What is it?: This cluster might the remnent of a cooling dwarf galaxy.
Distance: 21,000 light years
Radius: 30 light years
What is it?: This cluster is estimated to be about 13.95 billion years old.
Radius: 30 light years
What is it?: This cluster is estimated to be about 13.95 billion years old.
Distance: 33,000 light years
Radius: 90 light years
What is it?: This is one of the brightest globular clusters in the sky. Its total luminosity is about 300,000 times greater than our sun. It contains about 500,000 stars and is about 10 million years old.
Radius: 90 light years
What is it?: This is one of the brightest globular clusters in the sky. Its total luminosity is about 300,000 times greater than our sun. It contains about 500,000 stars and is about 10 million years old.
Distance: 24,500 light years
Radius: 80 light years
What is it?: While the stars in this cluster are in a radius of about 80 light years, the brightest “core” is about 6 light years in diameter. In total there is about 100,000 stars in this cluster.
Radius: 80 light years
What is it?: While the stars in this cluster are in a radius of about 80 light years, the brightest “core” is about 6 light years in diameter. In total there is about 100,000 stars in this cluster.
Distance: 55,000 light years
What is it?: This one of Milky Way’s oldest globular clusters. It is about 13 billion years old. It is moving toward us at about 5 miles/second. It contains about 150,000 stars.
What is it?: This one of Milky Way’s oldest globular clusters. It is about 13 billion years old. It is moving toward us at about 5 miles/second. It contains about 150,000 stars.
Distance: 15,700 light years
Radius: 37 light years
What is it?: This globular cluster was once thought to be an open cluster, but it was concluded that it just has a large number of low mass stars. In total, it has about 200,000 stars
Radius: 37 light years
What is it?: This globular cluster was once thought to be an open cluster, but it was concluded that it just has a large number of low mass stars. In total, it has about 200,000 stars
Distance: 14,300 light years
Radius: 41 light years
What is it?: This globular cluster is traveling away from us at about 43 miles/second...almost static in cosmic terms.
It contains about 100,000 stars, and is about 11 billion years old.
Radius: 41 light years
What is it?: This globular cluster is traveling away from us at about 43 miles/second...almost static in cosmic terms.
It contains about 100,000 stars, and is about 11 billion years old.
Distance: 30,000 light years
Radius: 50 light years
What is it?: This globular cluster has a supernova event in 1938, an extremely rare event in globular clusters.
It contains about 150,000 stars.
Radius: 50 light years
What is it?: This globular cluster has a supernova event in 1938, an extremely rare event in globular clusters.
It contains about 150,000 stars.
Distance: 18,000 light years
Radius: 30 light years
What is it?: This globular cluster contains about 50,000 stars and is about 12 billion years old. In the same amount of area as is in this cluster there are about 400 stars in the Milky Way.
Radius: 30 light years
What is it?: This globular cluster contains about 50,000 stars and is about 12 billion years old. In the same amount of area as is in this cluster there are about 400 stars in the Milky Way.
Distance: 54,500 light years
Radius: 53 light years
What is it?: This cluster contains about 100,000 stars that are about 10 billion years old. It is the smallest and faintest DSO in all of the Messier catalog.
Radius: 53 light years
What is it?: This cluster contains about 100,000 stars that are about 10 billion years old. It is the smallest and faintest DSO in all of the Messier catalog.
Distance: 36,000 light years
What is it?: The luminosity of this cluster 360,000 times that of the sun. It likely contains its own central black hole, a rarity for a globular cluster. It is estimated to be 12.5 billion years old.
What is it?: The luminosity of this cluster 360,000 times that of the sun. It likely contains its own central black hole, a rarity for a globular cluster. It is estimated to be 12.5 billion years old.
Distance: 27,000 light years
What is it?: Like many of the globular cluster, this one orbits our Milky Way Galaxy like a satellite. It is one of the oldest clusters at 14.2 billion years old.
What is it?: Like many of the globular cluster, this one orbits our Milky Way Galaxy like a satellite. It is one of the oldest clusters at 14.2 billion years old.
Distance: 100,000 light years
What is it?: This cluster might the remnent of a cooling dwarf galaxy.
What is it?: This cluster might the remnent of a cooling dwarf galaxy.
Distance: 21,000 light years
Radius: 30 light years
What is it?: This cluster is estimated to be about 13.95 billion years old.
Radius: 30 light years
What is it?: This cluster is estimated to be about 13.95 billion years old.
Distance: 33,000 light years
Radius: 90 light years
What is it?: This is one of the brightest globular clusters in the sky. Its total luminosity is about 300,000 times greater than our sun. It contains about 500,000 stars and is about 10 million years old.
Radius: 90 light years
What is it?: This is one of the brightest globular clusters in the sky. Its total luminosity is about 300,000 times greater than our sun. It contains about 500,000 stars and is about 10 million years old.
Distance: 24,500 light years
Radius: 80 light years
What is it?: While the stars in this cluster are in a radius of about 80 light years, the brightest “core” is about 6 light years in diameter. In total there is about 100,000 stars in this cluster.
Radius: 80 light years
What is it?: While the stars in this cluster are in a radius of about 80 light years, the brightest “core” is about 6 light years in diameter. In total there is about 100,000 stars in this cluster.
Distance: 55,000 light years
What is it?: This one of Milky Way’s oldest globular clusters. It is about 13 billion years old. It is moving toward us at about 5 miles/second. It contains about 150,000 stars.
What is it?: This one of Milky Way’s oldest globular clusters. It is about 13 billion years old. It is moving toward us at about 5 miles/second. It contains about 150,000 stars.
Distance: 15,700 light years
Radius: 37 light years
What is it?: This globular cluster was once thought to be an open cluster, but it was concluded that it just has a large number of low mass stars. In total, it has about 200,000 stars
Radius: 37 light years
What is it?: This globular cluster was once thought to be an open cluster, but it was concluded that it just has a large number of low mass stars. In total, it has about 200,000 stars
Distance: 14,300 light years
Radius: 41 light years
What is it?: This globular cluster is traveling away from us at about 43 miles/second...almost static in cosmic terms.
It contains about 100,000 stars, and is about 11 billion years old.
Radius: 41 light years
What is it?: This globular cluster is traveling away from us at about 43 miles/second...almost static in cosmic terms.
It contains about 100,000 stars, and is about 11 billion years old.
Distance: 30,000 light years
Radius: 50 light years
What is it?: This globular cluster has a supernova event in 1938, an extremely rare event in globular clusters.
It contains about 150,000 stars.
Radius: 50 light years
What is it?: This globular cluster has a supernova event in 1938, an extremely rare event in globular clusters.
It contains about 150,000 stars.
Distance: 18,000 light years
Radius: 30 light years
What is it?: This globular cluster contains about 50,000 stars and is about 12 billion years old. In the same amount of area as is in this cluster there are about 400 stars in the Milky Way.
Radius: 30 light years
What is it?: This globular cluster contains about 50,000 stars and is about 12 billion years old. In the same amount of area as is in this cluster there are about 400 stars in the Milky Way.
Distance: 54,500 light years
Radius: 53 light years
What is it?: This cluster contains about 100,000 stars that are about 10 billion years old. It is the smallest and faintest DSO in all of the Messier catalog.
Radius: 53 light years
What is it?: This cluster contains about 100,000 stars that are about 10 billion years old. It is the smallest and faintest DSO in all of the Messier catalog.
Distance: 36,000 light years
What is it?: The luminosity of this cluster 360,000 times that of the sun. It likely contains its own central black hole, a rarity for a globular cluster. It is estimated to be 12.5 billion years old.
What is it?: The luminosity of this cluster 360,000 times that of the sun. It likely contains its own central black hole, a rarity for a globular cluster. It is estimated to be 12.5 billion years old.
Distance: 27,000 light years
What is it?: Like many of the globular cluster, this one orbits our Milky Way Galaxy like a satellite. It is one of the oldest clusters at 14.2 billion years old.
What is it?: Like many of the globular cluster, this one orbits our Milky Way Galaxy like a satellite. It is one of the oldest clusters at 14.2 billion years old.
Distance: 100,000 light years
What is it?: This cluster might the remnent of a cooling dwarf galaxy.
What is it?: This cluster might the remnent of a cooling dwarf galaxy.
Distance: 21,000 light years
Radius: 30 light years
What is it?: This cluster is estimated to be about 13.95 billion years old.
Radius: 30 light years
What is it?: This cluster is estimated to be about 13.95 billion years old.
Distance: 33,000 light years
Radius: 90 light years
What is it?: This is one of the brightest globular clusters in the sky. Its total luminosity is about 300,000 times greater than our sun. It contains about 500,000 stars and is about 10 million years old.
Radius: 90 light years
What is it?: This is one of the brightest globular clusters in the sky. Its total luminosity is about 300,000 times greater than our sun. It contains about 500,000 stars and is about 10 million years old.
Distance: 24,500 light years
Radius: 80 light years
What is it?: While the stars in this cluster are in a radius of about 80 light years, the brightest “core” is about 6 light years in diameter. In total there is about 100,000 stars in this cluster.
Radius: 80 light years
What is it?: While the stars in this cluster are in a radius of about 80 light years, the brightest “core” is about 6 light years in diameter. In total there is about 100,000 stars in this cluster.
Distance: 55,000 light years
What is it?: This one of Milky Way’s oldest globular clusters. It is about 13 billion years old. It is moving toward us at about 5 miles/second. It contains about 150,000 stars.
What is it?: This one of Milky Way’s oldest globular clusters. It is about 13 billion years old. It is moving toward us at about 5 miles/second. It contains about 150,000 stars.
Distance: 15,700 light years
Radius: 37 light years
What is it?: This globular cluster was once thought to be an open cluster, but it was concluded that it just has a large number of low mass stars. In total, it has about 200,000 stars
Radius: 37 light years
What is it?: This globular cluster was once thought to be an open cluster, but it was concluded that it just has a large number of low mass stars. In total, it has about 200,000 stars
Distance: 14,300 light years
Radius: 41 light years
What is it?: This globular cluster is traveling away from us at about 43 miles/second...almost static in cosmic terms.
It contains about 100,000 stars, and is about 11 billion years old.
Radius: 41 light years
What is it?: This globular cluster is traveling away from us at about 43 miles/second...almost static in cosmic terms.
It contains about 100,000 stars, and is about 11 billion years old.
Distance: 30,000 light years
Radius: 50 light years
What is it?: This globular cluster has a supernova event in 1938, an extremely rare event in globular clusters.
It contains about 150,000 stars.
Radius: 50 light years
What is it?: This globular cluster has a supernova event in 1938, an extremely rare event in globular clusters.
It contains about 150,000 stars.
Distance: 18,000 light years
Radius: 30 light years
What is it?: This globular cluster contains about 50,000 stars and is about 12 billion years old. In the same amount of area as is in this cluster there are about 400 stars in the Milky Way.
Radius: 30 light years
What is it?: This globular cluster contains about 50,000 stars and is about 12 billion years old. In the same amount of area as is in this cluster there are about 400 stars in the Milky Way.
Distance: 54,500 light years
Radius: 53 light years
What is it?: This cluster contains about 100,000 stars that are about 10 billion years old. It is the smallest and faintest DSO in all of the Messier catalog.
Radius: 53 light years
What is it?: This cluster contains about 100,000 stars that are about 10 billion years old. It is the smallest and faintest DSO in all of the Messier catalog.
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