Young at Home in an Ancient Star Cluster: NGC 6752 in Pavo | HubbleLooking like a hoard of gems fit for an emperor’s collection, this deep sky object called NGC 6752 is in fact far more worthy of admiration. It is a globular cluster, and at over 10 billion years old is one the most ancient collections of stars known. It has been blazing for well over twice as long long as our Solar System has existed.NGC 6752 contains a high number of “blue stra…
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