star cluster
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Because of this distinctive shape, the cluster has become widely known as the Christmas Tree star cluster.
From Science Daily • Dec. 25, 2025
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
"The photographers have managed to capture the vibrant colours of the nebula as well as the embedded star cluster."
From BBC • Sep. 14, 2023
June 2: Mars will pass directly through the Beehive star cluster, an easy “binoculars object” that contains dozens or even hundreds of visible stars.
From Scientific American • Jun. 2, 2023
The absolute dimensions of a globular star cluster have been studied by Mr. J. E. Gore of the Liverpool Astronomical Society.
From Buchanan's Journal of Man, September 1887 Volume 1, Number 8 by Buchanan, Joseph R. (Joseph Rodes)
