Clouds are ephemeral, and most hang around for just a matter of hours – some only minutes. But this globular cluster, located 160,000 light-years from us in the Large Magellanic Cloud, is 100 million years old, which makes it the oldest formation we’ve ever featured.The globular cluster, known as NGC 1850, is a dense sphere of stars held together by their mutual gravitational pull. The blue veil in front of it is known as a pattern of nebulosity. Scientists believe it is the dust and gas left over from blasts of supernovas.If our future lies in the stars, it’s nice to know that we’ll still be able to spot clouds while we’re up there.Globular Cluster NGC 1850, spotted by NASA, ESA, and P. Goudfrooij (Space Telescope Science Institute) with processing by Gladys Kober (NASA/Catholic University of America). Hubble studied this star cluster using different filters to examine particular wavelengths of light. This image includes some near-infrared light along with visible light.
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