In the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image of the week, a stunning image of the NGC 330 star cluster was released.
Structures of the named type are groups of visually related stars that have a common origin. They move in the gravitational field of the galaxy as a whole.
The formation of NGC 330 is located at a distance of approximately 180,000 light-years from us in the Small Magellanic Cloud. It is a dwarf galaxy neighboring our Milky Way. The object’s relative proximity makes it an ideal candidate for studying stellar formation and evolution.
Click to enlarge / image esahubble.org
The NGC 330 cluster was discovered on August 1, 1826 by Scottish astronomer James Dunlop. This image was taken with Wide Field Camera 3, Hubble’s most technologically advanced instrument. The camera is capable of capturing images in the visible, near-infrared, near-ultraviolet, and mid-range regions of the electromagnetic spectrum.
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