Wednesday, September 8, 2010

The Universe in HD

The Hubbles new wide field camera shows pictures of the crowded stars in the globular cluster Omega Centaruri area, whereever that is. The stars in that part of the universe are very old. The camera shows color versatility by showing different stars at different stages of their life cycles. the cluster of stars is about 16,000 light years from earth and it is as old as 10 to 12 billion years old.

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