Zooming in on the globular star cluster Messier 4

This video starts with a broad view of the spectacular central parts of the Milky Way. We close in on the constellation of Scorpius (The Scorpion). Close to its brightest star, Antares, lies the globular star cluster Messier 4, one of the closest of these rich stellar systems to the Earth. The final detailed views of the cluster come from the Wide Field Imager attached to the MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope at ESO's La Silla Observatory in Chile followed by a close up of the central region from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope.

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Credit:
Acknowledgement: ESO Imaging Survey
Music: Disasterpeace

[wdavis]

Globular clusters are my favorite DSOs, such beautiful things.

[starpawsy]

THe other, smaller, globular cluster disappearing under top left corner at 0:31 is NGC6144. ANother globular cluster, M80, is visble right of centre at 0:19, but it is so small that it cannot be distinguished from a star at this scale.

[cybergothika]

This looks like a magic jewelry box from the gods.

[mkvenu]

Great, the whole world can enjoy, learn and grow wiser 😱👍

[楊莉玲-ls]

新新人類，
仍舊寶寶，
也是大專院校畢業生，
出社會人人都有機會。
初衷是好的命運開始。
❤2020

[timannink]

What is the average distance between those stars in the cluster at the end?

[mlpadha]

Reverse video would enhance viewership. Request consider

[cyriljacob]

Is it near to the centre of our galaxy or far away like we are?

[samuel.b.g.R]

muy lindo y todo pero🤔
Y cuando encontraremos a los marcianos que se roban las vacas?😨

[CalebConsecrated]

Santo Santo Santo es el señor Dios todopoderoso