Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Lynx (Lyn)  ·  Contains:  NGC 2419
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NGC2419 in Lynx: a remote globular cluster, Jean-Pierre Lees
NGC2419 in Lynx: a remote globular cluster
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NGC2419 in Lynx: a remote globular cluster

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NGC2419 in Lynx: a remote globular cluster, Jean-Pierre Lees
NGC2419 in Lynx: a remote globular cluster
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NGC2419 in Lynx: a remote globular cluster

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This small and very compressed globular cluster is one of the more distant globular clusters from the Milky Way clusters: 272000 light years. One will notice how dim its light is compared to the milky way stars. One see also on the picture an extensive halo of faint outlying stars.

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NGC2419 in Lynx: a remote globular cluster, Jean-Pierre Lees