The Globular Clusters

Globular clusters are densely packed collections of ancient stars. Roughly spherical in shape, they contain hundreds of thousands, and sometimes millions, of stars. Most are estimated to be at least 10 billion years old, and contain some of the oldest stars in the galaxy. The clusters likely formed very early, before the galaxy flattened into a spiral disc. The Milky Way Galaxy contains more than 150 globular clusters

Globular Clusters as viewed from my Heavenly Backyard Garden.

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