Stars in globular cluster NGC 6397 in Ara

by: Nasa/Esa/Novapix
Reference: a-agb63-97001
Date: 2006-05-08

This ESA/NASA Hubble Space Telescope Wide Field Planetary Camera 2 image shows the globular cluster NGC 6397 in the constellation Ara (the Altar). The cluster is home to a highly unusual system consisting of a fast spinning pulsar and a bloated red companion star.

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