NGC 1851
This near-infrared image obtained with GeMS adaptive optics system resolves the stars inside NGC 1851, an ancient globular star cluster some 40,000 light-years away.
Credit:International Gemini Observatory, Alan McConnachie (Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics) and T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage)
About the Image
| Id: | gemini-2013-ngc1851-legacy |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | June 30, 2020, 9:55 p.m. |
| Size: | 2622 x 2712 px |
About the Object
| Name: | NGC 1851 |
| Category: | Star Clusters |
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Colors & filters
| Band | Tele-scope |
|---|---|
| Gemini South GeMS |