star cluster
Americannoun
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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
As the Moon rises it will form a triangle with the Pleiades star cluster and the bright star Aldebaran.
From BBC ● Dec. 3, 2025
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
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 first of these is the star cluster 3936.
From Pleasures of the telescope An Illustrated Guide for Amateur Astronomers and a Popular Description of the Chief Wonders of the Heavens for General Readers by Serviss, Garrett Putman
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