Dim Delights in Cancer

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Dim Delights in Cancer

Another Hubble view of the outskirts of Messier 44 shows a variety of bright stars and many background galaxies.

Credits:
NASA, ESA and C. Scarlata (University of Minnesota – Twin Cities); Processing: Gladys Kober (NASA/Catholic University of America)

Cancer the Crab is a dim constellation, yet it contains one of the most beautiful and easy-to-spot star clusters in our sky: the Beehive Cluster.