Galactic cluster

Galactic Cluster
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A galactic cluster is a grouping of stars formed from the same molecular cloud and bound together through gravitational attraction. The Borg used this term for designating certain regions of space.

Galactic cluster- (see open cluster)
Galaxy- a huge gathering of stars, gas, and dust, bound by gravity and having a mass ranging from 100,000 to 10 trillion times that of the sun; there are spiral, elliptical, and irregular types of galaxies ...

Galactic Cluster. Another name for an open star cluster. They are often termed Galactic Clusters because they are found mainly in the plane of our galaxy (The Milky Way).

galactic cluster - (n.)
An asymmetric type of collection of stars that shared a common origin.
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Galactic Cluster: Another name for an Open Cluster. The name comes from the concept that open clusters lie within the galactic plane, as opposed to globular clusters which lie in the Galactic Halo.

The galactic cluster JKCS 041 is the most distant group of galaxies ever discovered, approximately 10.2 billion light-years away. It is particularly interesting to astrophysicists because we see it as it appeared when the universe was much younger.

Open or Galactic Clusters
Globular Clusters
Cluster Ages and Zero-Age Main Sequence
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Another galactic cluster to be found in the rich hunting grounds of the constellation of Scorpius is M7, also known as Ptolemy's cluster. It is a large group of about 80 stars set against the background of fainter and more distant Milky Way stars.

The Perseus Galactic Cluster
A galaxy is a huge group of stars, dust, gas, and other celestial bodies bound together by gravitational forces.

Also known as a galactic cluster, an open cluster consists of numerous young stars that formed at the same time within a large cloud of interstellar dust and gas. Open clusters are located in the spiral arms or the disks of galaxies.

Depending on their age, stars in open clusters "peel off" from the main sequence at different points (the higher the turnoff point, the younger the cluster). (Sometimes called Galactic Clusters ; ...

Virgo galactic cluster (NASA Thesaurus) A cluster of galaxies nearest to the Milky Way Galaxy, centered in the constellation Virgo and about 16 million light-years from Earth. Used for Virgo star cluster.

Open Clusters are also called Galactic Clusters and contain about 1000 stars or so. There are probably around 20,000 open clusters in our galaxy, and most are found in the main body of the galaxy (the plane).

The end result of all this star formation is the creation of a cluster of stars called an open cluster or galactic cluster. Examples of such clusters include the Hyades and the Pleiades clusters.

The result is a cluster of stars called an open cluster or galactic cluster. Examples of such clusters include the Hyades and the Pleiades clusters. Studies of such clusters show that many more low mass stars are formed than high mass stars.

Our own galactic cluster, the Local Group, is about 5 million light-years across and contains about 30 galaxies (the largest of which are the Andromeda galaxy, Triangulum, and our Milky Way).

Our own galactic cluster, the , is about 5 million across and contains about 30 galaxies (the largest of which are the , Triangulum, and our ). The next-closest cluster is the Virgo Cluster, which is about 60 million from Earth.

The Hubble Space Telescope rummaged deep into the jewel box, providing the first comprehensive far ultraviolet to near-infrared image of an open galactic cluster.

A group of galaxies is the most common type of galactic cluster, and these formations contain a majority of the galaxies (as well as most of the baryonic mass) in the universe.

An alternative name for a galactic cluster.
OPPOSITION
A straight line alignment of the Sun, Earth and an outer planet. The planet is then usually at or near its closest approach to the Earth, and so best placed for observing.

Note: clusters of galaxies should not be confused with star clusters such as galactic clusters and open clusters, which are structures within galaxies, as well as globular clusters, which typically orbit galaxies.
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SUPERCLUSTER - Cluster of galactic clusters.
SUPERCONDUCTIVITY - Phenomena by which, at sufficiently low temperatures, a conductor can conduct charge with zero resistance. The current theory for explaining superconductivity is the BCS theory.

A young family of a few dozen stars formed simultaneously and still physically close together, sometimes called a galactic cluster.

Over 75 hours of data were obtained including observations of 8 galactic clusters, the galactic center region, and the Vela SNR.
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open cluster
A loose collection of hundreds of stars that are gravitationally bound to each other. Also known as a galactic cluster.
opposition
When a superior planet is directly opposite from the Sun in our sky, and is closest to the Earth.

Stars are often form in groups called star clusters. There are two general types of star clusters - open clusters (also called galactic clusters) and globular clusters.
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Are now thought to comprise black holes - which would explain why the centre of our Galaxy appears strangely obscure, and emits only infrared radiation. [A84]
Galactic Cluster
See open cluster. [H76]
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Such galaxies are supergiant ellipticals that often occur at or near the centre of rich galactic clusters. They are thought to result from the merging, or fusion, of several galaxies that have collided.

These galaxies contain little or no interstellar dust; few star-forming regions; and generally older stars. Elliptical galaxies are more commonly found at the core of galactic clusters, and may be formed through mergers of large galaxies.

See also: Cluster, Light, Galaxy, Clusters, Star