The Alpha Persei star cluster: An optical image of the Alpha Persei star cluster from the second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS-II). This cluster is one of the earliest formed in the Alpha Persei family and is the namesake of the family. (IMAGE)

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The Alpha Persei star cluster: An optical image of the Alpha Persei star cluster from the second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS-II). This cluster is one of the earliest formed in the Alpha Persei family and is the namesake of the family.

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The Alpha Persei star cluster: An optical image of the Alpha Persei star cluster from the second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS-II). This cluster is one of the earliest formed in the Alpha Persei family and is the namesake of the family.

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ESO/STScI Digitized Sky Survey II

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