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NGC 3532 - The Wishing Well Cluster drifts towards the jaws of death, Charles Pevsner
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NGC 3532 - The Wishing Well Cluster drifts towards the jaws of death

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NGC 3532 - The Wishing Well Cluster drifts towards the jaws of death

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The stars in the cluster at left, which shimmer like coins in the bottom of a well, drift towards the “jaws of death”, nebulae RCW 54b and 54c. 

This cluster was the subject of the first image taken by the Hubble Space Telescope when it went into operation on May 20, 1990.

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  • NGC 3532 - The Wishing Well Cluster drifts towards the jaws of death, Charles Pevsner
    Original
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    NGC 3532 - The Wishing Well Cluster drifts towards the jaws of death, Charles Pevsner
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NGC 3532 - The Wishing Well Cluster drifts towards the jaws of death, Charles Pevsner