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Recently, the United States Postal Service issued a remarkable “Star Cluster” Priority Mail Express stamp, a set of four, which is really amazing. This stamp is based on the star cluster IC 348, which is located in the Perseus constellation, about 1,000 light-years away from the Earth. When you gaze at the stamp image, you will see the gas and dust in the star cluster, like a curtain of pink, purple and white, rolling and surging, like a dream. These materials reflect the light from the stars in the star cluster, forming a beautiful reflection nebula, and inside and outside the nebula, the stars are like white pinpoints, inlaid in it, forming a beautiful picture of the universe.
The design of the stamp embodies many professional forces. Art director Greg Breeding carefully sketched this magnificent star cluster with images provided by NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration), ESA (European Space Agency), CSA (Canadian Space Agency), STScI (Space Telescope Science Institute), Kevin Luhman (Penn State University) and Catarina Alves de Oliveira (ESA). It is not only a postal item, but also a fusion of science and art.
Star cluster stamps are excellent collections for astronomy enthusiasts. It freezes the magnificence of distant star clusters. Every time you appreciate it, it seems to travel through time and space, and feel the mystery and shock of star clusters. For the general public, it is a vivid carrier for spreading cosmic scientific knowledge. Through this small stamp, people can intuitively understand the appearance of star clusters and stimulate their interest in exploring the universe. No advanced astronomical knowledge is required. Just one glance will attract you to the magnificence of the universe and explore more mysteries behind star clusters, such as how stars are born and evolve in star clusters, and what role star clusters play in galaxies.