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by markc
Thu Sep 26, 2024 5:27 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: The Great Globular Cluster in Hercules (2024 Sep 26)
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Re: APOD: The Great Globular Cluster in Hercules (2024 Sep 26)

Wow - 100 stars per 3 cu light years! Just curious - what is the comparable estimated star density of our galactic center?
by markc
Sun Mar 24, 2019 4:12 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: Zooming in on Star Cluster Terzan 5 (2019 Mar 24)
Replies: 20
Views: 4663

Re: APOD: Zooming in on Star Cluster Terzan 5 (2019 Mar 24)

What is the average distance between stars in a globular cluster? And how stable are the star positions relative to each other?