Wallpaper author:
Ken Abremski
26 Apr 2026
m12
The Gumball globular cluster in the constellation Ophiuchus. It is also designated as NGC 6218. The central region of the cluster contains a rather loose concentration of stars. The cluster contains a large population of red giants and a number of younger, blue stars that might have been formed by merging with older stars. The data were processed with PixInsight, RC-Astro Tools and Photoshop.
Dataset from which the image was processed
M12
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