The Sky This Week from November 8 to 15: Catch the Leonids early

Friday, November 8Although the constellation Perseus is perhaps best known for housing the famous Double Cluster, it’s also home to another open star cluster: M34, one of the Hero’s two Messier objects.  M34 is some 180 million years old and sits 1,400 light-years from Earth. The cluster contains about 100 stars and takes up roughlyContinue reading “The Sky This Week from November 8 to 15: Catch the Leonids early”
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