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Messier 30

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Messier 30, also known as M30 or NGC 7099, is a globular cluster of stars in the constellation Capricornus, discovered by Charles Messier in 1764, who described it as a circular nebula without a star. Through binoculars it appears as a hazy patch of light about four arcminutes wide, while larger instruments resolve individual stars and reveal a compressed core about one arcminute across.

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