Globular Cluster · M14

M14 — NGC 6402

M14 is a large globular cluster in Ophiuchus, 30,000 light-years from Earth. In 1938, a nova briefly appeared within the cluster — but was only identified when photographs from that year were re-examined in 1964. This made M14 the first glo

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