Astronomy Picture of Day: Globular Cluster M3# Astronomy - 天文
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Globular Cluster M3
Credit & Copyright: S. Kafka & K. Honeycutt (Indiana University), WIYN, NOAO, NSF
Explanation: This huge ball of stars predates our Sun. Long before humankind evolved, before dinosaurs roamed,
and even before our Earth existed, ancient globs of stars condensed and orbited a young Milky Way Galaxy. Of the
200 or so globular clusters that survive today, M3 is one of the largest and brightest, easily visible in the Northern
hemisphere with binoculars. M3 contains about h
Credit & Copyright: S. Kafka & K. Honeycutt (Indiana University), WIYN, NOAO, NSF
Explanation: This huge ball of stars predates our Sun. Long before humankind evolved, before dinosaurs roamed,
and even before our Earth existed, ancient globs of stars condensed and orbited a young Milky Way Galaxy. Of the
200 or so globular clusters that survive today, M3 is one of the largest and brightest, easily visible in the Northern
hemisphere with binoculars. M3 contains about h