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July 05, 2015

Buried in the heart of a giant
Munich, Germany (SPX) Jul 05, 2015
Discovered from England by the tireless observer Sir William Herschel on 20 November 1784, the bright star cluster NGC 2367 lies about 7000 light-years from Earth in the constellation Canis Major. Having only existed for about five million years, most of its stars are young and hot and shine with an intense blue light. This contrasts wonderfully in this new image with the silky-red glow from the surrounding hydrogen gas. Open clusters like NGC 2367 are a common sight in spiral galaxies like the Mi ... read more

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