Star Clusters Photograph

M 79 NGC 1904

Capture
Seestar s50 57 stacks
Date
16 November 2025
Location
Camden, NSW
Original
1080 × 1920 px

M 79 NGC 1904 is a globular cluster in the southern constellation Lepus, and is about 42,000 light-years away from Earth and 60,000 light years from the Galactic Center. Sir William Herschel found it to be beautiful and extremely rich in his 20-foot telescope.

See it in the star clusters gallery