I live in central NSW, Australia and currently in the night sky, there is, to the North, at 45 degree angle to the horizon and my location, around 9pm AEDST a small group of tiny stars. When you look carefully, there appear to be thousands of them, all clumped together. I have been observing this for years, and when have looked at a 'map' of the night sky, I can't identify it. To me, it could be a distant galaxy. What I can't get over, is a) How small they are, and b) How many there are, all appearing to be clumped together. I look for this, and also the 'saucepan', (Orion?), which is the 'square' with the small handle on it. Does anyone know what the huge number of tiny stars is called?
