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

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

Theories suggest that rogue planets are more likely to be found in the outskirts of a star cluster, so expanding the search area may identify them if they exist within IC 348.

From Science Daily • Dec. 13, 2023

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

From BBC • Sep. 14, 2023

So too there is no reason to suppose that a star cluster will ever break up into isolated stars such as those whose relation to each other is shown in Fig. 122.

From A Text-Book of Astronomy by Comstock, George C.