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

To locate this newfound brown dwarf, Luhman and his colleague, Catarina Alves de Oliveira, chose to study the star cluster IC 348, located about 1,000 light-years away in the Perseus star-forming region.

From Science Daily • Dec. 13, 2023

This first result focuses on the protoplanetary disk termed XUE 1, which is located in the star cluster Pismis 24.

From Science Daily • Nov. 30, 2023

"The photographers have managed to capture the vibrant colours of the nebula as well as the embedded star cluster."

From BBC • Sep. 14, 2023

The most striking type of star cluster is well exhibited in the constellation of Hercules.

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