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Double the Beauty [1]

Hundreds of stars glow in the Double Cluster, a pair of star clusters in Perseus. The clusters are about 7,500 light-years from Earth, and contain more than 10,000 stars. Many of the stars are hot and bright, making the clusters shine brightly. [Chrisguidry/Wikipedia [2]]

Double Cluster
double cluster in perseus
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[1] https://legacy.stardate.org/astro-guide/gallery/double-beauty [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Double_Clusters_in_Perseus.png