Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Scorpius (Sco)  ·  Contains:  IC 4596  ·  M 80  ·  NGC 6093
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M80 - Globular cluster, Cluster One Observatory
M80 - Globular cluster
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M80 - Globular cluster

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M80 - Globular cluster, Cluster One Observatory
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M80 - Globular cluster

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M80 is a small but compact globular cluster located in Scorpius. It shines at magnitude +7.5 and therefore within the range of popular 7x50 or 10x50 binoculars. At its core, M80 contains a large number of "blue stragglers", stars that appear much younger than the age of the globular cluster itself! The likely reason is they have probably lost part of their cooler outer layers due to close encounters with other stars. Since M80 contains more blue stragglers than average it implies exceptionally high core stellar interaction rates.

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  • M80 - Globular cluster, Cluster One Observatory
    Original
  • M80 - Globular cluster, Cluster One Observatory
    B
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    M80 - Globular cluster, Cluster One Observatory
    C

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M80 - Globular cluster, Cluster One Observatory

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