A stair-shaped image of C80 caused by design of WFPC2 shows a section of the cluster thick with yellow, white and the occasional blue star.

C80 Wide Field Planetary Camera 2 Image

This Hubble image, which includes ultraviolet and visible light captured by the Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2 in 1997, zooms in on the center of Caldwell 80 (Omega Centauri). The image resolves about 50,000 stars in a region about 13 light-years across.

Credits: NASA/ESA and the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA); Acknowledgment: A. Cool (SFSU)
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Image CreditNASA/ESA and the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA); Acknowledgment: A. Cool (SFSU)
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