DescriptionMessier 54.png	Messier 54
Date	25 May 2006
Source	http://archive.stsci.edu/cgi-bin/mastpreview?mission=hst&dataid=J9L923010
Author	Ata Sarajedini
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Picture of the globular cluster Messier 54 of the Sagittarius Dwarf Elliptical Galaxy centered on RA|18|55|03.22 and DEC|-30|28|40.97 using the Hubble Space Telescope's Advanced Camera for Surveys. FITS data processed using Adobe Photoshop FITS Liberator plugin with x^1/5 compression.