           APOD: 2017 October 11 - Star Cluster NGC 362 from Hubble

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                                2017 October 11
                                      [2]
                      Star Cluster NGC 362 from Hubble
   Image Credit: Hubble [3] WFC3 [4] , NASA [5] , ESA [6] , J. Heyl [7] , I.
                Caiazzo [8] , & Javiera Parada [9] (UBC [10] )

Explanation: If our Sun were near the center of NGC 362, the night sky [11]
would glow like a jewel box of bright stars. Hundreds of stars would glow
brighter [12]  than Sirius [13] , and in many different colors. Although these
stars could become part of breathtaking constellations and intricate folklore
[14] , it would be difficult for planetary inhabitants there to see -- and
hence understand -- the greater universe [15]  beyond. NGC 362 [16] is one of
only about 170 globular clusters [17]  of stars that exist in our Milky Way
Galaxy. This star cluster is one of the younger globulars [18] , forming
likely well after our Galaxy. NGC 362 [19] can be found with the unaided eye
nearly in front [20]  of the Small Magellanic Cloud [21] , and angularly close
to the second brightest globular cluster known, 47 Tucanae [22] . The featured
image [23] was taken with the Hubble Space Telescope [24]  to help better
understand [25]  how massive stars end up near the center [26]  of some
globular clusters.

                      Tomorrow's picture: open space [27]

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https://io9.gizmodo.com/
what-the-night-sky-would-look-like-from-inside-a-globul-1589324556
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