The ET Cluster

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In this open cluster of stars, the two brightest stars can be imagined as eyes and two strands of starry arms reach out from the center.

The cluster is also known as the ET, owl, or stick man cluster to name a few. It’s located about 8,000 light years away from us and contains around 150 stars. There’s over 1000 of these clusters in our Milky Way galaxy.