![Black background littered with stars. Slightly denser number of stars at center that taper off toward the image's edge. A few bright stars with diffraction spikes and an orangish halo.](https://science.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/c105-1-jpg.webp?w=4096&format=png)
Hubble Caldwell 105
This swarm of stars is Caldwell 105, a densely packed stellar collection known as a globular cluster. These compact clutches typically contain hundreds of thousands of stars, all bound together by their mutual gravity.
Credits: ESA/Hubble and NASA
Image CreditESA/Hubble and NASA
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