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Coma Star Cluster
The Coma Star Cluster (Melotte 111), nestled in the constellation Coma Berenices, is one of the closest and most graceful open clusters in the sky. Located just 285 light-years from Earth, this 445-million-year-old stellar gathering spans over 5 degrees on the sky — nearly 10 full moons wide — making it a stunning binocular target for dark-sky observers.
Aug 9, 20251 min read


Messier 3
Messier 3 is one of the sky’s finest globular clusters - a stellar titan glittering in the northern spring sky between the constellations Canes Venatici and Boötes.
Aug 8, 20252 min read


Great Hercules Cluster
Messier 13 (M13/NGC 6205), the legendary "Great Hercules Cluster", reigns as the northern sky’s brightest globular cluster, a dazzling sphere of 300,000 ancient stars packed into a 145-light-year-wide orb over 22,200 light-years from Earth.
Aug 2, 20251 min read
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