This is an inset image of C72 near the galactic center. The most notable feature is a "chunk" of bright blue stars on the lower left of the inset.

C72 Inset Image

At top right, a ground-based image of Caldwell 72 (NGC 55) from the European Southern Observatory (ESO) includes an outline of an interesting part of the galaxy imaged by Hubble’s Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2 (WFPC2), shown at lower left.

Credits: Ground-based image: European Southern Observatory; Hubble WFPC2 image: NASA, ESA, and J. Dalcanton (University of Washington); Processing: Gladys Kober (NASA/Catholic University of America)
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Image CreditGround-based image: European Southern Observatory; Hubble WFPC2 image: NASA, ESA, and J. Dalcanton (University of Washington); Processing: Gladys Kober (NASA/Catholic University of America)
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