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47 Tuc: A Great Globular Cluster of Stars
47 Tucanae is a globular cluster, a dense ball of several million stars, about 13,000 light-years away. It is the second brightest globular cluster orbiting our Milky Way Galaxy. The cluster, also known as NGC 104, is in the southern constellation Tucana, near the Small Magellanic Cloud. Red giant stars are visible in this image.
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Released on your day
Space pictures released on your month and day in other years, or a few days either side. Each one is sharp enough to print as a poster.
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Released on 26 August 2014 Wide-field view of the sky around the gravitationally lensed galaxy merger H-ATLAS J142935.3-002836 See it as a poster -
Released on 26 August 2015 The night sky around the Twin Jet Nebula (ground-based image) See it as a poster -
Released on 26 August 2013 Dark, dusty shells See it as a poster -
Released on 26 August 2020 Earth Observations See it as a poster -
Released on 26 August 2025 The blue-green lights of fishing boats dot the East China Sea and the Taiwan Strait See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 26 AUG 2008 falls under Virgo (♍). The sign's window runs from 08-23 through 09-22. Virgo is the largest zodiac constellation, holding the heart of the Virgo galaxy cluster. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 26 AUG 2008.