Left: dark red to black background with bright-red clumps dotted with yellow stars. Right: red background dotted with yellow stars

Caldwell 106, 47 Tucanae

These comparison images of the core of the globular cluster 47 Tucanae (NGC104) were taken with the COSTAR Corrected Faint Object Camera to show the improvement in performance when compared to images taken with the uncorrected camera.

Credits: NASA, ESA, Dr. R. Jedrzejewski (STScI)
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Image CreditNASA, ESA, Dr. R. Jedrzejewski (STScI)
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