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Bright Interloper [1]

The globular cluster Messier 30 appears to be an interloper from another galaxy. The dense cluster probably belonged to a galaxy that was consumed by the Milky Way in the distant past. This Hubble Space Telescope view shows the cluster's dense center and some of its less-populous outskirts. The entire cluster spans about 300 light-years. It is in the constellation Capricornus. [NASA]

Messier 30
Hubble Space Telescope view of Messier 30
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