On June 30, the Moon will cross in front of the Pleiades Star Cluster.
... Space Telescope to study the dimmest stars in open star cluster NGC 6791, astronomers ... years old. The ages are out of sync with those of the cluster's normal stars, which are 8 billion years old ...
... as NGC 2264 — an area of sky that includes the sparkling blue baubles of the Christmas Tree star cluster. NGC 2264 lies about 2600 light-years from Earth in the obscure constellation of Monoceros ...
It's an ideal time to break out your binoculars and explore the profusion of open or galactic star clusters.
On Thursday evening, May 28, the moon can serve as a guide to help you find two star clusters.
The waning gibbous moon pays a visit to the Pleiades star cluster tonight.
The moon will have close encounters this week with two star clusters: the Pleiades and Messier 35.
A brilliant star cluster will make an appearance with Venus this week, making it a rewarding celestial target for skywatchers equipped with small telescopes.
... a high precision study of one of the most massive young star clusters in the Milky Way. To this end, the scientific researchers compared two observations that were made ten ...
Early summer is a good time to search for ancient star clusters, known as globular clusters, in the night sky.
The moon will appear with the Pleiades, the brightest star cluster in the sky, on Nov. 21.
The Thanksgiving holiday in the United States is a great time to gaze at the many brilliant open star clusters visible from the Northern Hemisphere.
The constellations of Orion and Taurus point the way to two shining star clusters.
Messier 82′s galactic windstorms emanate from many young star clusters, rather than any single source, say astronomers who released this new image today.
The slim crescent moon will pass the Pleiades star cluster tonight.