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Hubble Reveals the Sparkling Stars of Messier 30

Hubble’s image shows Messier 30, a sparkling star cluster named for French astronomer Charles Messier. He cataloged it among diffuse objects early telescope users might mistake for comets, offering a glimpse of astronomy’s history and discovery.
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