Globular Cluster NGC 1818


Globular Cluster NGC 1818
(credit NASA,The Hubble Space Telescope )

NGC 1818 is a very young globular cluster located in the Large Magellanic Cloud. Based on the populations of the different spectral classes of stars, it is estimated to be only about 20 million years old, compared to ages of about 13 billion years for globular clusters in the Milky Way.

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