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Stellar Greetings from Globular Cluster M79
This video starts with a wide-field view of the sky covering the constellations of Orion, the hunter, and Lepus, the hare. The view zooms down to the relatively tiny field of the Hubble image of globular star cluster Messier 79 (M79). The sequence then dissolves to a visualization of a rotating star cluster that provides three-dimensional perspective. The simulated star cluster is modeled to reflect the number, color, and distribution of stars in M79, but not its exact structure. Finally, the scene pulls back to reveal a special holiday greeting.
- Release DateDecember 12, 2017
- Science ReleaseHubble’s Celestial Snow Globe
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This special holiday snow globe greeting is a visualization of a rotating star cluster that provides three-dimensional perspective of globular cluster Messier 79 (M79). The simulated star cluster is modeled to reflect the number, color, and distribution of stars in a Hubble...
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Claire Andreoli
NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt, Maryland
claire.andreoli@nasa.gov
