Hang a Shining Star Upon the Highest Bough

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  • Stephanie Wilson
    Nasa Astronaut
    • Jul 2009
    • 2478

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    Hang a Shining Star Upon the Highest Bough

    Here is a new version of the “Christmas tree cluster.” NGC 2264 is a cluster of young stars between one and five million years old. (For comparison, the Sun is a middle-aged star about 5 billion years old – about 1,000 times older.)

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