Globular Clusters

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Nov 2000

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2000eaa..booke1945f&link_type=abstract

"Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Edited by Paul Murdin, article 1945. Bristol: Institute of Physics Publishing, 2001

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Stars, Stellar Populations And Star Clusters

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Globular clusters (GCs) are aggregates of approximately 104-106 gravitationally bound stars, highly concentrated to the center, spread over a volume ranging from a few dozen up to more than 300 light-years (ly) in diameter. They resemble shining, old islands orbiting the Milky Way. As the name indicates, GCs show a largely spherical symmetry about their centers. A picture of the classic GC ω Cent...

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