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Omega Centauri Observation Zoom Sequence and Future Star Motions

This movie sequence begins with a ground-based image of the giant globular star cluster Omega Centauri and zooms very tightly in to a Hubble Space Telescope image of the central region of the cluster. In a simulation based on Hubble data, the stars appear to be moving in random directions, like a swarm of bees. Astronomers used Hubble's exquisite resolving power to measure positions for stars in 2002 and 2006. From these measurements, they can predict the stars' future movement, shown here for the next 10,000 years.
  • Release Date
    October 26, 2010
  • Science Release
    Hubble Data Used to Look 10,000 Years into the Future
  • Credit
    NASA, ESA, and J. Anderson, R. van der Marel, and G. Bacon (STScI)

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Last Updated
Mar 28, 2025
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Claire Andreoli
NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt, Maryland
claire.andreoli@nasa.gov