Celestial Objects
Messier 28
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Messier 28, also known as M28 or NGC 6626, is a globular cluster of stars in the constellation Sagittarius, discovered by Charles Messier in 1764, who briefly described it as a nebula containing no star, round and difficult to see through his own telescope.
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