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Star Cluster R136 - Wide Field/Planetary Camera

This unprocessed image, taken with NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, yields stellar diameters of 0.1 arcsecond, allowing many more stars to be distinguished than in previous ground-based telescope images. CreditsCredit: NASA, ESA, and STScI

Date
Jan 1, 1990
Mission
Hubble Space Telescope
Archive ID
hubblesite-images-1990-09-7-image
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This unprocessed image, taken with NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, yields stellar diameters of 0.1 arcsecond, allowing many more stars to be distinguished than in previous ground-based telescope images.

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Credit: NASA, ESA, and STScI

Image Details

About The Object
Object NameR136
R.A. Position05h 38m 42.39s
Dec. Position-69° 6' 2.81"

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