They just discovered this incredible star cluster at the ESO observatory in Chile.  For astronomy fans, here is a bit more information on this exciting news:

IC 4651, also known as Melotte 169, was discovered by the American astronomer Solon Irving Bailey, and catalogued in 1896 by the Danish-Irish astronomer John Louis Emil Dreyer.

The cluster lies in the constellation Ara and is about 2,900 light-years awayfrom Earth. It is around 1.7 billion years old, making it middle-aged by open cluster standards.

Let’s find out more and check out a cool video on star clusters on page 2

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