"Mars and the Beehive Cluster: A Spectacular Celestial Show in June"
TL;DR
Mars will photobomb the Beehive Cluster, one of the most spectacular open clusters of stars in the night sky, over two nights this week. The Beehive Cluster's 1,000 stars formed just 600 million years ago and sits about 600 light-years from the solar system. Mars will be closest to the center of the cluster on Friday, June 2, and will be best seen in the western night sky a couple of hours after sunset. Astrophotographers will be able to catch the Red Planet among the 1,000 blue and yellow stars of M44.
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