star cluster

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On July 30, the crescent moon will float among shining Jupiter, red Mars, the bright star Aldebaran and the pretty Pleiades star cluster before sunrise.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 31, 2024

The study, which has been published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters, examined a group of stars located in the nuclear star cluster that makes up the heart of the galaxy.

From Science Daily • Dec. 5, 2023

The nuclear star cluster has mainly been seen, quite rightly, as a very ancient part of the galaxy.

From Science Daily • Dec. 5, 2023

Embedded in the nebula's glowing gas, the star cluster Collinder 249 is visible.

From BBC • Sep. 14, 2023

They are the great nebula in Orion, and the star cluster in Hercules.

From The Story of the Heavens by Ball, Robert S. (Robert Stawell), Sir