Globular Cluster · M80

M80 — NGC 6093

M80 is one of the densest known globular clusters in the Milky Way, located 32,600 light-years away in Scorpius. Its core is so packed with stars that stellar collisions and mergers are thought to be relatively common. These collisions can

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