APOD 1.7

This week I chose to write about the Globular Star Cluster NGC 6934. I chose this picture because of the vast span of it. This star cluster is about 50,000 light years away, which is far, but not as far as many of the other astronomical objects that we study. However, it is not this that astounds me, but it is the physical range of the picture. This picture spans 50 light years from side to side. This is so amazing to think about, the fact that we can view an area of the sky in such high resolution that is 50 light years across. This distance is ridiculously large and this is why I chose to write about this picture.