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M53 and NGC5053, Chris Plonski
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M53 and NGC5053

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M53 and NGC5053

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These two globular clusters lie about 60,000 light years away from Earth. The Milky Way has about 150 globular clusters. Globular clusters are spherical collections of stars that are gravitationally bound tightly together and exist in most galaxies.

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M53 and NGC5053, Chris Plonski

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