Outside the Bounds Fornax 3 (NGC 1049) Fornax 1 Fornax 4 ANCIENT NEIGHBORS The Fornax Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy is a satellite of our own galaxy. Recent studies have shown that the stellar populations of Fornax 1, Fornax 2, Fornax 3, and Fornax 5 are dominated by metal-poor stars more than 10 billion years old, while Fornax 4 is formed of younger, metal-rich stars. 38 N OV E M B E R 2 018 * SK Y & TELESCOPE Fornax 2 FO R N A X G A L A X Y: ESO / DS S2; NGC 10 49, FO R N A X 2 , A N D FO R N A X 5: N ASA / ESA / S . L A R S E N (R A D BO U D U N I V E R S IT Y ) Fornax 5