Spring Deep Sky Objects

Question 1

How far away and how big is the Orion Nebula

Answer 1

1300 LY from Earth
30-40 LY in diameter

Question 2

How old are the Pleiades

Answer 2

100 million years

Question 3

How far away is the Pleiades

Answer 3

440 LY

Question 4

How many stars are in the Pleiades

Answer 4

over 500

Question 5

What is the Double Cluster in Perseus

Answer 5

a stellar daycare. Each cluster of stars contains a few hundred “hot young stars”