Star Clusters | Astronomy.com

A wide-field view of M44, the Beehive Cluster, showing a loose, sprawling grouping of bright, individually resolved stars scattered across the center of the frame. The cluster's most prominent members are large, brilliant blue-white stars, contrasted by several warm orange and golden stars interspersed among them. The cluster has no tight central concentration, spreading openly across the field with a rich background of much fainter stars visible throughout the deep black sky.

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