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open cluster

Loose cluster of young stars. More than 1,200 open clusters have been catalogued, each containing between a dozen and several thousand stars. They are also known as galactic clusters because of their abundance along the galactic plane. Examples include the Pleiades and the Hyades. Star clusters are of interest to astronomers because they represent samples of stars that have been formed at the same time from similar material. See also globular cluster and star cluster.
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[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Right on the north-western boundary, the open star cluster NGC 5823 is literally bisected by the constellations Circinus and Lupus.
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The nebula, known as NGC 2818 is inside the open star cluster NGC 2818A.
Hubble snaps images of a nebula within a star cluster by Asian News International
In addition to being the home constellation for the goat stars Capella and Almaaz, the constellation Auriga is host to some beautiful open star clusters.
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