Animated Illustration (IMAGE)

Simons Foundation

Animated Illustration

Caption

A visualization of the position of the newfound Price-Whelan 1 star cluster (blue points) relative to the Milky Way (white points). The star cluster probably formed from material from the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds (purple points). The vertical green line shows the location of the Sun.

Credit

A. Price-Whelan; Simulation by J. Hunt

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