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2/ M55, located in the southern Sagittarius some 20,000 ly away, has a diameter of around 100 ly & contains an estimated 100,000 stars with 55 variable ones, found in its central part. The cluster, observed at wide field view, as a whole appears spherical like in the smaller image (lower left).
May 6, 2025, 11:07 PM
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