No....
it's a globular cluster , several hundred thousand stars gravitationally connected -there are some 200 similar objects scattered about the halo of our galaxy. & an amazing site in most any good telescope
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Test image posting (on a decade+ old kindle)....**
-- astrohokie
Aug 30, 2025 at 11:09 AM ET
astrohokie
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08/30/25 11:09 AM ET
Is the second picture the center of a galaxy?**
-- pburg_hokie
Aug 30, 2025 at 01:11 PM ET
pburg_hokie
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08/30/25 01:11 PM ET
Not to be confused with a gobbler cluster****...
-- MP4VT2004
Aug 30, 2025 at 02:29 PM ET
MP4VT2004
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08/30/25 02:29 PM ET
Makes no sense, Photo should just get an old cheap Kindle**
-- astrohokie
Aug 30, 2025 at 11:36 AM ET
astrohokie
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08/30/25 11:36 AM ET