Messier 44 ACS image

Galaxies and stars visible on the outskirts of open cluster Messier 44, also known as the Beehive Cluster or Praesepe.

Image Credit: NASA, ESA, and S. Lilly (Eidgenossiche Technische Hochschule) and and DECam/CTIO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA; Processing: Gladys Kober (NASA/Catholic University of America)

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