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To: MtnClimber

There are more than seven members to that star cluster, I forget how many.
A beautiful winter object


7 posted on 12/05/2022 1:50:40 PM PST by telescope115 (Proud member of the ANTIFAuci movement. )
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To: telescope115

Lots more than seven. Wikipedia says over 1,000 stars have been identified as belonging to the cluster. I once saw either 10 or 11 without optical aid, on a very clear night at about 8,000’ in the Sierra Nevada.


11 posted on 12/05/2022 2:26:38 PM PST by HartleyMBaldwin
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