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Three colour composite image of the Globular Cluster NGC 1261 from images at 4 (Blue), 15 (Green), and 90 (Red) micrometers
Three colour composite image of the Globular Cluster NGC 1261 from images at 4 (Blue), 15 (Green), and 90 (Red) micrometers obtained by AKARI. A cloud of stars seen in blue at the centre of the image is the globular cluster. Seven red sources around the clusters are all identified with galaxies behind the cluster. These galaxies posses plenty of interstellar dust that emits brightly in the far-infrared. In contrast only stars are seen in the globular cluster itself. No presence of dust is confirmed by AKARI.