NASA. LARGE FORMAT. HUBBLE TELESCOPE. Colorful stars galore - Lot 230

NASA. LARGE FORMAT. HUBBLE TELESCOPE. Colorful stars galore in the globular star cluster Omega Centauri. The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope captured this exceptional panoramic view of a colorful assortment of 100,000 stars residing in the crowded core of a giant star cluster. The image reveals a small region inside the massive globular cluster Omega Centauri, which boasts nearly 10 million stars. Globular clusters, ancient swarms of stars united by gravity, are almost as old as our own Milky Way galaxy. The stars in Omega Centauri are between 10 and 12 billion years old. The cluster lies some 16,000 light-years from Earth. 2009. Numbering on front. Label on back. 60.9 x 40.6cm with margin.