Weekly Psalm 19: NGC 7006

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Here is your weekly reminder of Psalm 19 — globular cluster, NGC 7006.

NGC_7006_(HST)

Globular clusters are spherical clusters of stars orbiting in the halos (the outermost regions) of galaxies. This particular cluster is orbiting in the halo of our Milky Way Galaxy, at a distance of about 135,000 light-years from Earth. It appears in the sky in the direction of the constellation Delphinus. Due to its distance, it’s very faint in the sky and therefore difficult to detect with small telescopes. The above image was taken with the Hubble Space Telescope.

The stars in NGC 7006 all formed at about the same time, and are therefore all roughly the same age. They are very old stars — almost as old as the universe — and will remain tightly gravitationally bound to each other their entire lives.

Globular cluster NGC 7006, image credit: HST/NASA.

2 thoughts on “Weekly Psalm 19: NGC 7006”

  2. Dr. Lawrence, thank you, however you should realize that I strongly believe the universe and Earth are very old, and that seems to be a controversial position for young-earthers.

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