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Over the past couple weeks, Hubble explored #StarrySights! ✨

These new Hubble images showcase the beauty, science, and cosmic activity that star clusters contain.

Hungry for more? Check out Hubble's star cluster Flickr album: https://go.nasa.gov/3UKRPXy
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Now for the grand #StarrySights finale!

The last image in our star cluster celebration shows NGC 1850, about 160,000 light-years away.

It includes ultraviolet observations, which are ideal for detecting light from the hottest and youngest stars, as seen in this luminous view.
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"Small" but mighty!

Inside the Small Magellanic Cloud, a satellite galaxy to our Milky Way, is the star cluster NGC 376.

Seen in this #HubbleFriday view, NGC 376 is made of stars that are loosely bound together by gravity: https://go.nasa.gov/3BmGKoN
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A #StarrySights stunner! 😍

Welcome to NGC 1850, a star cluster about 160,000 light-years away in a satellite galaxy to our own Milky Way, known as the Large Magellanic Cloud.

Read more: https://go.nasa.gov/3VIoe2u
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Shine bright like NGC 2031 💎

Hubble's next #StarrySights image shows a cluster that resides about 150,000 light-years from Earth in an extremely dense region of the Large Magellanic Cloud, which is a satellite galaxy of our own Milky Way.

For more: https://go.nasa.gov/3Hgfc8z
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Sometimes the stars that grow up together … stay together! This large infrared mosaic captured by our Spitzer telescope is a multigenerational “family portrait” of multiple clusters of stars born from the same dense clumps of gas and dust: https://go.nasa.gov/3VUQZbW #StarrySights
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The latest of our #StarrySights is tucked away in the top right corner of this new Hubble image!

KMHK 1231 is an open star cluster surrounded by plumes of crimson gas and dust where new stars may someday form.

Learn more: https://go.nasa.gov/3Uzftq3
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Is it just me or do the red giants make a heart shape? #starrysights


Some massive star clusters shine bright for our Fermi telescope’s gamma-ray eyes due to the numerous fast-spinning pulsars they are likely to contain. This sky map highlights three of our galaxy’s largest globular clusters plus a few notable binary star systems. #StarrySights
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Let’s go supergiant spotting!

This new #StarrySights image shows NGC 2002, an open star cluster 30 light-years across.

At its center, you can spy red supergiants – massive stars that are fusing helium after exhausting their hydrogen fuel: https://go.nasa.gov/3isScZs
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#StarrySights & starry sounds!

This is a data sonification of the star cluster Caldwell 73. Scientists assigned sounds to different aspects of the image for a new way of experiencing the information in it!

Listen to more sonifications: https://go.nasa.gov/3Vs7IUa
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Our Swift observatory doesn’t just have fast reflexes. It can also snap stunning pics with its Ultraviolet/Optical Telescope! This view of Omega Centauri, our galaxy’s biggest globular cluster, shows millions of stars in various life stages: https://go.nasa.gov/3gOlhyk #StarrySights
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Our next #StarrySights image shows a cosmic youngster... at a whopping 10 million years old!

NGC 1858 is both an open cluster and an emission nebula. Astronomers believe that star formation within this cluster is ongoing or has very recently occurred: https://go.nasa.gov/3FnGAjI
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Ready for more #StarrySights? 🌟

This newly released Hubble image shows the open star cluster BSDL 2757. Bright, blue white stars pierce through the rusty-red tones of gas and dust clouds.

Discover more: https://go.nasa.gov/3VoJNoF
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Globular star clusters are beautiful to look at, but what exactly are they?

Find out in this #StarrySights science lesson!
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The Pleiades is a star cluster you can see without a telescope! Though called the “seven sisters” for its brightest members, the cluster contains over a thousand stars loosely bound by gravity. Our WISE telescope captured this infrared image: https://go.nasa.gov/3XJ1HE7 #StarrySights
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Hello, NGC 6440! 🤩

This newly released Hubble #StarrySights image shows a globular cluster located about 28,000 light-years away in the constellation Sagittarius.

Explore more: https://go.nasa.gov/3OMKPIo
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Sonified stars ⭐🎵

This sonification brings an image of the star cluster Pismis 24 to life through sound. Scientists assigned pitches to elements of the image so we can experience its data in a new way!

More: https://www.nasa.gov/content/explore-from-space-to-sound
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Twinkle, twinkle many stars…

This new Hubble image features NGC 2660, an open star cluster in the constellation Vela.

Find out more about this new Hubble #StarrySights image: https://go.nasa.gov/3EOxg6U
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Our universe is speckled with stars, with billions just in our galaxy. Some stars live alone or in twos or threes, but others are bound together by gravity into much larger communities. In honor of @NASAHubble’s exploration of #StarrySights, let’s talk about star clusters! 🧵 1/6
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Welcome, Hubble’s first new #StarrySights image!

This glittering gathering of stars is Pismis 26, a globular cluster located 23,000 light-years away. Many thousands of stars gleam within this cluster, which scientists estimate to be 12 billion years old: https://go.nasa.gov/3gKQ3rJ
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Time to take in some #StarrySights!

Over the next couple weeks, we'll be exploring Hubble views of different types of star clusters. Find out more: https://go.nasa.gov/3gNrNFf

Here's a quick guide for star cluster categories ⬇️
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Coming soon to a screen near you! ⭐

Starting on Monday, join us for two weeks of *stellar* star cluster content! New Hubble images, videos, and more are headed your way.

Get ready to explore #StarrySights from Hubble! Get ready here: https://go.nasa.gov/3ALBoDs
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