PIA07908: Globular Cluster NGC 1851 in the Southern Constellation Columba
This ultraviolet image from NASA's Galaxy Evolution Explorer is of the globular cluster NGC 1851 in the southern constellation Columba.
 Target Name:  NGC 1851
 Mission:  Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX) 
 Spacecraft:  GALEX Orbiter
 Instrument:  GALEX Telescope 
 Product Size:  1008 x 1008 pixels (w x h) 
 Produced By:  California Institute of Technology 
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA07908.tif (3.052 MB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA07908.jpg (129.9 kB)  

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Original Caption Released with Image:

Ultraviolet image of the globular cluster NGC 1851 in the southern constellation Columba.

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL-Caltech/SSC

Image Addition Date:
2005-05-05