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Nov 2000

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2000eaa..booke6007.&link_type=abstract

"Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Edited by Paul Murdin, article 6007. Bristol: Institute of Physics Publishing, 2001

Astronomy and Astrophysics

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Stars, Stellar Populations And Star Clusters

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M7 is an open or galactic cluster in the constellation Scorpius. It is easily visible with the unaided eye some degrees northeast of Shaula (λ Scorpii) and was first mentioned by Ptolemy in AD 130 (his mention might also include the nearby M6). Hence the cluster is often referred to as `Ptolemy's Cluster'. It was included in the published lists of nebulous and stellar objects by Hodierna (around ...

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