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Star Clusters

Star clusters are groups of stars which are gravitationally bound. Two distinct types of star clusters can be distinguished: globular clusters are tight groups of hundreds of thousands of very old stars, while open clusters generally contain less than a few hundred members, and are often very young.

 

 
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