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Byron Davies

M-52, NGC-7635, SH2-157, SH2-158, SH2-159, SH2-161, NGC-7510

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The Owl Cluster 2014 image

The Owl Cluster 2014


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Description

NGC457, aka the "Owl Cluster" is located in the constellation Cassiopeia at a distance of 8,000 light-years. The open cluster at an estimated age of 21 million years has long devoured the molecular cloud from which it was created.