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M23 - Open Cluster in Sagittarius230 viewsIn front of an extensive gas and dust network. Around 300 million years old and 2050 light-years away.
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NGC 7789 - Open Cluster in Cassiopeia223 viewsDiscovered by Caroline Herschel in 1783 and nicknamed "Caroline's Rose" because of its supposed floral appearance. Distance from Earth is about 7,600 light-years.
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M44 - The Beehive Cluster222 viewsOpen cluster in the constellation Cancer. Around 600 light-years distant and 600 million years old.
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M41 - Little Beehive Cluster213 viewsOpen cluster in Canis Major, 2360 light-years from Earth.
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M45 - The Pleiades210 viewsA star cluster consisting of young, hot blue stars, about 130 light-years from Earth in the constellation Taurus. Only part of the cluster is shown here because it is too large to fit in the scope's field of view.
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Messier 39 - Open Cluster in Cygnus205 viewsAn open cluster in the constellation Cygnus the Swan; distance 1010 light-years.
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NGC 869 and 884 - The Double Cluster in Perseus203 viewsOver 7500 light-years away, these twin open clusters each contain over 300 blue-white supergiant stars; they are about 13 million years old.
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Messier 13 - Hercules Globular Cluster203 views145 light-years in diameter, consisting of several hundred thousand stars, this is the most famous globular cluster in the Northern Hemisphere and is about 22,000 miles from Earth.
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Messier 67 - Open cluster in Cancer203 viewsSometimes called King Cobra or Golden Eye Cluster. Distance 2600-2900 light-years. Estimated age 3.2 to 5 billion years.
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M5 - Globular cluster in Serpens179 viewsA globular cluster - one of the largest known, with a radius of 200 light-years - in the constellation Serpens. Distance from Earth is about 24,500 light-years.
   
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