The Year 1000: 12 Deep Space Objects Our Ancestors Knew About

Which deep space objects did our ancestors know about 1000 years ago? The entire planet was basically a Bortle 1 sky back then. Here are 12 deep space objects the ancients knew about, some of which were known since pre-history. Some will surprise you:

Milky Way,
Pleiades,
Andromeda Galaxy,
Large Magellanic Cloud,
Small Magellanic Cloud,
Hyades,
Praesepe (Beehive Cluster),
Double Cluster,
Ptolemy Cluster,
Coma Star Cluster,
Omicron Velorum Cluster,
Brocchi's Cluster


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