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Star-hop to the Coma star cluster

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Yesterday we talked about Coma Berenices, which you can see on April evenings. Its stars went from being part of Leo the Lion to being one of the 88 official constellations. Leo’s stars are relatively bright, but the best part of Coma Berenices requires a dark sky to be seen. It’s the beautiful Coma star cluster aka Melotte 111 or Collinder 256. This star cluster is what gives Coma Berenices its feathery (or hairlike) look.

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Star-hop to the Coma star cluster

Yesterday we talked about Coma Berenices, which you can see on April evenings. Its stars went from being part of Leo the Lion to being one of the 88 official constellations. Leo’s stars are relatively bright, but the best part of Coma Berenices requires a dark sky to be seen. It’s the beautiful Coma star cluster aka Melotte 111 or Collinder 256. This star cluster is what gives Coma Berenices its feathery (or hairlike) look.To find Coma Berenices…

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