Globular Star Cluster Omega Centauri Space Wallpaper

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By Space.com Staff
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Globular Star Cluster Omega Centauri
A colorful collection of 100,000 stars are displayed in this small region inside the Omega Centauri globular cluster, a dense group of nearly 10 million stars. (Image credit: NASA, ESA, and the Hubble SM4 ERO Team)

This colorful space wallpaper reveals a collection of 100,000 stars displayed in this small region inside the Omega Centauri globular cluster, a dense group of nearly 10 million stars. Omega Centauri is one of the biggest star clusters in the Milky Way.

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