Meet NGC 2516, the 500-parsec-long open cluster (VIDEO)

Princeton University

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A team of astrophysicists led by Princeton University's Luke Bouma has confirmed that open cluster NGC 2516, also known as the Southern Beehive, extends at least 1,600 light-years -- 500 parsecs -- from tip to tip. To an Earth-based stargazer, that would look as big as 40 full moons, side by side, stretching across the sky.

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Video and narration by Luke Bouma, Princeton University

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