This dense cluster of stars is the globular cluster NGC 1841, part of the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), a satellite galaxy of our Milky Way galaxy that lies about 162,000 light-years away. Dozens of satellite galaxies orbit our galaxy. The largest and brightest of these is the LMC, which is easily visible to the unaided eye from the southern hemisphere under dark sky conditions away from light pollution. An optimised and enhanced version of an original Hubble image. Image Credit: ESA/Hubble &

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Size: 3935px × 3066px
Location: Space, the Universe, Large Magellanic Cloud, NGC 1841
Photo credit: © NASA / digitaleye / Alamy / Afripics
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