August 5, 2008 09:00 AM (EDT)

News Release Number: STScI-2008-30

Globular Clusters Tell Tale of Star Formation in Nearby Galaxy Metropolis

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All images from this news release:

Hubble ACS Images of Virgo Cluster Galaxies: NGC 4660, NGC 4458, IC 3506, and VCC 1993 Image Type: Astronomical/Annotated PRC2008-30a

Hubble ACS Image of Elliptical Galaxy M87 Image Type: Astronomical PRC2008-30b

Hubble ACS Image of 100 Virgo Cluster Galaxies Image Type: Astronomical PRC2008-30c

Virgo Cluster Galaxy NGC 4660 Image Type: Astronomical

Virgo Cluster Galaxy NGC 4458 Image Type: Astronomical

Virgo Cluster Galaxy IC 3506 Image Type: Astronomical

Virgo Cluster Galaxy VCC 1993 Image Type: Astronomical

Fujii Constellation Image of Virgo/Coma Image Type: Astronomical/Illustration

DSS Annotated Image of the Virgo Cluster Image Type: Astronomical/Illustration

M87 and Surrounding Galaxies in the Virgo Cluster Image Type: Astronomical

Radio/X-ray/Optical Image of M87 Image Type: Astronomical/Illustration

Compass File and Scale for Virgo Cluster Galaxies Image Type: Astronomical/Illustration

Compass File and Scale for M87 Image Type: Astronomical/Illustration

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