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Good morning RP. Today's image is titled "Messier 2." Messier 2 (M2), a globular star cluster, is the second observation recorded by 18th-century astronomer Charles Messier. This ancient denizen of the Milky Way, located near the constellation Aquarius, is believed to be 13 billion years old. Its population of stars numbers close to 150,000, concentrated within a total diameter of around 175 light-years.
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Thank you, my friend Maj William W. 'Bill' Price for sharing the NASA picture of the day for April 4 entitled "Messier 2"
Image: Messier 2 - image credit - ESA-Hubble & NASA, G. Piotto et al.
"Explanation: After the Crab Nebula, M1, this giant star cluster is the second entry in 18th century astronomer Charles Messier's famous list of things that are not comets. M2 is one of the largest globular star clusters now known to roam the halo of our Milky Way galaxy. Though Messier originally described it as a nebula without stars, this stunning Hubble image resolves stars across the central 40 light-years of M2. Its population of stars numbers close to 150,000, concentrated within a total diameter of around 175 light-years. About 55,000 light-years distant toward the constellation Aquarius, this ancient denizen of the Milky Way, also known as NGC 7089, is 13 billion years old."
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Image: Messier 2 - image credit - ESA-Hubble & NASA, G. Piotto et al.
"Explanation: After the Crab Nebula, M1, this giant star cluster is the second entry in 18th century astronomer Charles Messier's famous list of things that are not comets. M2 is one of the largest globular star clusters now known to roam the halo of our Milky Way galaxy. Though Messier originally described it as a nebula without stars, this stunning Hubble image resolves stars across the central 40 light-years of M2. Its population of stars numbers close to 150,000, concentrated within a total diameter of around 175 light-years. About 55,000 light-years distant toward the constellation Aquarius, this ancient denizen of the Milky Way, also known as NGC 7089, is 13 billion years old."
FYI LTC Wayne Brandon LTC (Join to see) MSgt Robert C Aldi CPT Scott Sharon CMSgt (Join to see) SMSgt Tom Burns SSG Donald H "Don" Bates SSG Jeffrey Leake Sgt (Join to see) SGT Randal Groover SGT Rick Colburn SPC Mike Lake PO3 William Hetrick PO3 Lynn Spalding SPC Mark Huddleston Rhonda Hanson SPC Jordan Sutich PO3 Craig Phillips PVT Mark Zehner
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Beautiful photo. There is so much to learn about the universe we live in
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Good "Thursday" Morning Maj William W. 'Bill' Price - great photo to start off this fine Thursday of the (M2) Globular Star Cluster. 13 Billion years old - can't even comprehend that number this morning -too early. Thanks and enjoy your Thursday Bill!
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