Famous (Named) Open Clusters

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The image painted on the base grid is the relevant 15,557 ly x 15,557 ly section of the modified European Space Agency's (ESA) Milky Way map.. The smallest circle (yellow) around the Sun has a radius of 750 light years, the larger circle (red) a radius of 5,000 light years. The base grid parallels the galactic plane, and lies 551 light years (ly) below the actual galactic plane. The Open Clusters lie in the Carina-Sagittarius Arm, the Orion Arm and in the Perseus Arm.

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Star Clusters and Nebulae