M15

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Centre of star cluster M15, as observed by the Hubble Space Telescope.

M15

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planetary nebula
Chemical composition
…is in the globular cluster M15 and the other in the halo (tenuous outer regions) of the Galaxy. Both have very low heavy-element content (down from normal by factors of about 50) but normal helium. Both objects are very old, suggesting that the primeval gas in the Galaxy had a…
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…is in the globular cluster M15 and the other in the halo (tenuous outer regions) of the Galaxy. Both have very low heavy-element content (down from normal by factors of about 50) but normal helium. Both objects are very old, suggesting that the primeval gas in the Galaxy had a…
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