Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Carina (Car)  ·  Contains:  HD309637  ·  HD79548  ·  NGC 2808
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NGC2808 - Globular Cluster in Carina, James Tickner
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NGC2808 - Globular Cluster in Carina

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NGC2808 - Globular Cluster in Carina

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Comparable in size and brightness to M13, NGC2808 must rank as one of the more spectacular globular clusters in the sky, yet its location in the deep southern sky means that it is comparatively neglected. Another of the 225 NGC objects discovered by Scottish astronomer James Dunlop during his time observing from Sydney in the early 19th century.

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NGC2808 - Globular Cluster in Carina, James Tickner