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News Release 139 of 828

July 10, 2008 09:00 AM (EDT)

News Release Number: STScI-2008-25

What's My Age? Mystery Star Cluster Has 3 Different Birthdays

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Image: NGC 6791: Full Hubble ACS Field

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The full Hubble Advanced Camera for Surveys field is full of stars estimated to be 8 billion years old. Two background galaxies can be seen at upper left.

Object Name: NGC 6791

Image Type: Astronomical

Credit: NASA, ESA, and L. Bedin (STScI)

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Montage Image: White Dwarf Stars in Open Cluster NGC 6791 Image Type: Astronomical/Illustration

PRC2008-25 NGC 6791: Digitized Sky Survey View Image Type: Astronomical

Small Region of ACS Field Reveals Faint White Dwarfs Image Type: Astronomical

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