Bol 381 - Globular Cluster

• by Alpha_Aurigae

  Wow, look at its parent galaxy:

  

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  The Andromeda Galaxy 😃

  Posted January 21, 2015 8:18 PM

• by williamaskew

  they're both globular clusters SKHV 314 and 315 in the same frame. NICE ABE

  Posted January 21, 2015 9:03 PM

• by Alpha_Aurigae

  Also thanks to catstycam, a new GZ volunteer, who first posted the image on TALK, and made me look for the true nature of the object(s) in the image 😃

  Posted January 21, 2015 9:34 PM

• by Capella05 moderator

  Nice find @catstycam @AlphaAurigae and @wtaskew 😄

  For those that are intrested to know where exactly the globular clusters lie in relation to the galaxy - look below!

  (same image that AA posted, just with a reference grid)

  

  Posted January 21, 2015 10:00 PM