Closer to the center of
our galaxy, stars are packed much closer together. If you
visited this ancient cluster of stars, some 25,000 light-years
from Earth, the night sky would shine with thousands of times
more stars than we see from Earth.
Top: A cluster of stars in the Sagittarius
Star Field, near the center of our galaxy. The field of view
is about 13 light-years wide.
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