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FOR ALL AMATEUR
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FOR ADVENTURING AMATEUR ASTRONOMERS |
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ATACAMA FOR SHORTER ITINERARIES
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CUSTOMIZED FOR CULTURAL ASSOCIATIONS
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VERY
LARGE TELESCOPE (VLT) |
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ATACAMA
LARGE MILLIMETER ARRAY (ALMA) |
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THE TOP 10
SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE OBJECTS |
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THE TOP TEN SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE OBJECTS |
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Southern Hemisphere Objects":
GALAXIES, CLUSTERS OF GALAXIES, STELLAR NURSERIES,
PLANETARY NEBULAE, SUPERNOVA REMNANT and GLOBULAR
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47 Tucanae globular cluster
-NGC 104- |
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Far south in the constellations of
Tucana and close to the SMC, we find NGC 104 or
47 Tucanae. After Omega Centauri it is the second
brightest globular cluster in the sky, and to the
naked eye it appers like a star of fifth magnitude.
The 47 Tucanae globular cluster lies at a distance
of 13000 light-years and it has a number of interesting
features. It is among the "younger" globular
clusters; about 10 billion years old. |
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