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English: Left ImageA Hubble Space Telescope image of a small region (1.4 light-years across) in the globular star cluster NGC 6397. Simulated stars (diamonds) have been added to this view of the same region of the cluster to illustrate what astronomers would have expected to see if faint red dwarf stars were abundant in the Milky Way Galaxy. The field would then contain 500 stars, according to theoretical calculations.Right ImageThe unmodified HST image shows far fewer stars than would be expected, according to popular theories of star formation. HST resolves about 200 stars. The stellar density is so low that HST can literally see right through the cluster and resolve far more distant background galaxies. From this observation, scientists have identified the surprising cutoff point below which nature apparently doesn't make many stars smaller that 1/5 the mass of our Sun. These HST findings provide new insights into star formation in our Galaxy. |
Date | 17 October 1994 (upload date) |
Source | Search for Red Dwarfs in NGC 6397 |
Author | F. Paresce, ST ScI & ESA and NASA |
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Credit/Provider | F. Paresce, ST ScI & ESA and NASA |
Source | ESA/Hubble |
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Date and time of data generation | 05:00, 17 October 1994 |
Keywords | NGC 6397 |
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http://www.spacetelescope.org/ Karl-Schwarzschild-Strasse 2 Garching bei München, , D-85748 Germany |
IIM version | 4 |