ITR4561887: Vault with Corinthian columns of LaChapelle royale began by Jules Hardouin Mansart (1646-1708) in 1699 and completed in 1710 by Robert De Cotte (1656-1735).Chateau de Versailles (Les Yvelines). Principal architects: Louis Le Vau (1612-1670) and Jules Hardouin Mansart (1646-1708), 1660-1700. / Bridgeman Images
PIX4564266: Detail of the globular cluster 47 Toucan - Starfield in the globular cluster 47 Tucanae, NGC 104 - The globular cluster 47 Toucan (or NGC 104) is visible to the naked eye from the southern hemisphere. Located about 15000 years ago - light it contains several million stars, some of which are among the older stars known today. This image obtained by the Hubble Space Telescope shows a detail of this cluster near its center; about 35,000 stars are visible. This image shows the Hubble telescope's close - up look at a swarm of 35, 000 stars near the club's central region. The stars are tightly packed together: They are much closer together than our Sun and its closest stars. The picture, taken by the Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2, depicts the stars' natural colors and tells scientists about their composition and age. For example, the red stars denote bright red giants nearing the end of their lives; the more common yellow stars are similar to our middle - aged Sun / Bridgeman Images
PIX4564624: Globular cluster M13 - Hercules cluster - The Great Globular Cluster in Hercules M13 - M13 (NGC6205), extends for about 150 years - light and is 22,000 years - light from Earth in the constellation of Hercules. M13 (NGC 6205) in the Hercules constellation has a diameter of about 150 light - years and is 22,000 light - years away from Earth / Bridgeman Images
PIX4564635: Globular cluster M13 - Hercules cluster - The Great Globular Cluster in Hercules M13 - M13 (NGC6205), extends for about 150 years - light and is 22,000 years - light from Earth in the constellation of Hercules. M13 (NGC 6205) in the Hercules constellation has a diameter of about 150 light - years and is 22,000 light - years away from Earth / Bridgeman Images
PIX4564712: Globular cluster M13 - Hercules cluster - The Great Globular Cluster in Hercules M13 - M13 (NGC 6205), extends for about 150 years - light and is approximately 25,000 years - light from Earth in the constellation of Hercules. Image obtained by the Hubble Space Telescope. M13 is home to over 100,000 stars and located at a distance of 25,000 light - years. These stars are packed so closely together in a ball, approximately 150 light - years across, that they will spend their entire lives whirling around in the cluster. Near the core of this cluster, the density of stars is about a hundred times greater than the density in the neighborhood of our sun. These stars are so crowded that they can, at times, slam into each other and even form a new star, called a “blue straggler.” The brightest reddish stars in the cluster are ancient red giants. These aging stars have expanded to many times their original diameters and cooled. The blue - white stars are the hottest in the cluster. Globular clusters can be found spread largely in a vast halo around our galaxy. M13 is one of nearly 150 known globular clusters surrounding our Milky Way galaxy. Globular clusters have some of the oldest stars in the universe. They likely formed before the disk of our Milky Way, so they are older than nearly all other stars in our galaxy. Studying globular clusters therefore tells us about the history of our galaxy. This image is a composite of archival Hubble data taken with the Wide Field Planetary Camera 2 and the Advanced Camera for Surveys. Observations from four separate science proposals taken in November 1999, April 2000, August 2005, and April 2006 were used. The image includes broadband filters that isolate light from the blue, visible, and infrared portions of the spectrum / Bridgeman Images