The Beehive Cluster, pictured above, is one of the closest star clusters to our solar system, lying a relatively short distance of 600 lightyears away. All of the stars in said cluster are very young, at about 600 million years. By comparison our sun is 4.5 billion years old. The cluster spans 15 lightyears across, and spans about 3 full moons worth across the night sky. An interesting aspect of this cluster is the variety in color, as many blue and yellow-orange stars can be seen.
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