Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. In fact, it was published in 1888 - an attempt by J. L. E. Dreyer to consolidate the work of astronomers William , Caroline , and John Herschel along with others into a useful single, complete catalog of astronomical discoveries and measurements . It lies about 10,000 light-years distant in the constellation Gemini and represents an open or galactic cluster . With an age of about 1 billion years, NGC 2266 is old for a galactic cluster. Its evolved red giant stars are readily apparent in this gorgeous three-color image.
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