Astro-Photographer Reveals a Cosmic Grinch in a Holiday-Themed Star Cluster

Just in time for the holidays, a new version of the so-called “Christmas tree cluster” shows a green-tinged image of young stars that resembles the grumpy Grinch character. The Grinchy Christmas tree cluster, named NGC 2264, is a group of young stars between one and five million years old. (For comparison, the Sun is a […] The post Astro-Photographer Reveals a Cosmic Grinch in a Holiday-Themed Star Cluster  appeared first on Good News Network.

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