Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Pavo (Pav)  ·  Contains:  NGC 6752
NGC 6752 - Great Peacock Globular, Barry Brook
NGC 6752 - Great Peacock Globular
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NGC 6752 - Great Peacock Globular

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One of the southern gems, this globular cluster in Pavo is arguably even more spectacular than M13 (but behind Omega Centauri and 47 Tuc), at least to observers in Australia! It covers an area similar in size to the full Moon, and lies 13,000 light years from Earth.

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NGC 6752 - Great Peacock Globular, Barry Brook