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- Mon Aug 04, 2008 12:16 am
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: Stellar Jewel Box NGC290: star cluster view within? (3Aug08)
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Thanks Guys. I'm not sure I'm much the wiser about my question, but i enjoyed the discussion. I did notice that the second link from Orin http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap050617.html being a wider view did seem to show that we look at the SMC thru a drift of stars from our galaxy, so at least some of tho...
- Sun Aug 03, 2008 11:29 am
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: Stellar Jewel Box NGC290: star cluster view within? (3Aug08)
- Replies: 12
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Stellar Jewel Box NGC290: star cluster view within? (3Aug08)
As a non expert I wondered if anyone can help with a question of understanding this fantastic picture? Of the stars we can see are all of them part of the cluster, and if not how can we tell which are and which aren't? With some APODs it's pretty clear, like NGC 7331 and Beyond of July 12th, where y...