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Nov 2000

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"Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Edited by Paul Murdin, article 6080. Bristol: Institute of Physics Publishing, 2001

Astronomy and Astrophysics

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Stars, Stellar Populations And Star Clusters

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M80 is a globular cluster in Scorpius that is unusual for two reasons (which may be related). In May 1860 a dwarf nova occurred in the cluster possibly caused by a cataclysmic variable. Dwarf novae are rare events in globular clusters (see also M14). M80 also has the largest and most concentrated population of blue straggler stars (which are now thought to be a late stage in the evolution of a cl...

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