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Hubble Snaps Picture of Remarkable Double Cluster

Double Cluster NGC 1850: Second Brightest Star Cluster in the Large Magellanic Cloud
The double cluster NGC 1850, found in one of our neighboring galaxies, the Large Magellanic Cloud, is an eye-catching object. It is a young, "globular-like" star cluster - a type of object unknown in our own Milky Way Galaxy. Moreover, NGC 1850 is surrounded by a filigree...

These two dazzling clusters of stars, called NGC 1850, are found in one of our neighboring galaxies, the Large Magellanic Cloud. The photo's centerpiece is a young, "globular-like" star cluster -- a type of object unknown in our own Milky Way Galaxy. The smaller second cluster is below and to the right of the main cluster. The stars are surrounded by a filigree pattern of diffuse gas [left], which scientists believe was created by the explosion of massive stars.

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Last Updated
Mar 14, 2025
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Claire Andreoli
NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center
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claire.andreoli@nasa.gov

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Image: NASA, ESA, and Martino Romaniello (European Southern Observatory, Germany);
Acknowledgments: The image processing for this image was done by Martino Romaniello, Richard Hook, Bob Fosbury and the Hubble European Space Agency Information Center.