Sunny Priyan
NGC 6355 is a galactic globular cluster that resides in our Milky Way galaxy's inner regions.
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It is less than 50,000 light-years from Earth in the constellation Ophiuchus.
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Globular clusters are stable, tightly bound groups of tens of thousands to millions of stars that are associated with all types of galaxies.
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Dense star populations and gravity give these clusters a spherical shape with a bright core and a sparse outer sprinkling.
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The dense, bright core of NGC 6355 shines in crystal-clear detail as Hubble is able to resolve individual stars in the crowded area toward the center of this image.
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Hubble’s unique view above Earth’s atmosphere lets it capture individual stars in globular clusters that ground telescopes cannot resolve.
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