Credits: ESA / Hubble & NASA

NGC7006 is a globular cluster and resides in the outskirts of the Milky Way. It is about 135,000 light years away, which is 5 times the distance from the Sun and the centre of the galaxy.

Facts about NGC7006 by Keith Turnecliff

Although NGC 7006 is very distant for a Milky Way globular cluster, it is much closer than the many faint galaxies that can be seen in the background of this image. Each of these faint smudges is probably accompanied by many globular clusters similar to NGC 7006 that are too faint to be seen even by Hubble.

This star chart represents a view from Long Itchington for early October at 10pm.
Credits: Image courtesy of Starry Night Pro Plus 8, researched and implemented by Keith Turnecliff.