Image center holds a dense sphere of stars in colors of red, orange, yellow, white, and blue. The stars are densely packed at image center and taper out toward the image's edges. They are on a black background.

M80

In this image of M80, observations in ultraviolet, visible, and infrared wavelengths of light are featured. This data helped scientists learn more about the sequence of cosmic events that lead to the formation of various sub-populations of stars in globular clusters like this one.

Credits: NASA, ESA, and G. Piotto (Universita degli Studi di Padova); Image Processing: Gladys Kober
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Image CreditNASA, ESA, and G. Piotto (Universita degli Studi di Padova); Image Processing: Gladys Kober
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