39 of the 119 globular clusters recorded in our galaxy are crowded into 3% of the sky near the constellations Sagittarius and Scorpius

Astronomical Photograph: 39 of the 119 globular clusters recorded in our galaxy are crowded into 3% of the sky near the constellations Sagittarius and Scorpius; this fact eventually led Harlow Shapley to his most important astronomical discovery; an enormously larger Milky Way system, with the sun near its periphery., Credit Line: Harvard College Observatory, courtesy of AIP Emilio Segrè Visual Archives, Shapley Collection
Abstract/Description: Astronomical Photograph: 39 of the 119 globular clusters recorded in our galaxy are crowded into 3% of the sky near the constellations Sagittarius and Scorpius; this fact eventually led Harlow Shapley to his most important astronomical discovery; an enormously larger Milky Way system, with the sun near its periphery.
Subject(s): Observatories
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Harvard College Observatory
Credit Line: Harvard College Observatory, courtesy of AIP Emilio Segrè Visual Archives, Shapley Collection
Catalog ID: Harvard College Observatory H2