Large globular cluster in Serpens
It's one of the larger known clusters - light takes 100 years to travel its radius - and harbours as many as half a million stars.
It lies some 25k ly away: this is an image from when the Bering strait didn't exist and Asia was connected to the American continent.
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| M5 - Globular cluster in Serpens |
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