Star cluster Mel 15 in IC1805 nebula

by: Jim Misti/Novapix
Reference: a-nec18-05012
Date: 2007-05-02

Melotte 15 is an extremely young cluster of massive OB stars with a mean age of only 1.5 million years. The cluster is positioned some 50 light years in front of the nebula it illuminates.

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