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What is the difference between the milky way and globular clusters?
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∙ 13y ago
Globular clusters are small groups of stars, while the milky way is a large galaxy containing hundreds of billions of stars, along with some of these clusters.
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Where are most of the Milky Way's globular clusters found?
the halo
How are star clusters distributed in the sky?
Open clusters lie along the Milky Way and half of the globular clusters are in or near the constellation Sagittarius.
What are the spherical groups of millions of stars found in the milky way called?
Those are called globular clusters, or star clusters.
Are there more solar systems or globular clusters in the Milky Way?
Yes, billions and billions of them.
What are things in space?
EVERYTHING galaxies, nebulae, stars, planets, milky way, star clusters, globular clusters and much more
Did Shapley used the distribution of globular clusters in the galaxy to determine that the Sun was not at the center of the Milky Way?
mabye yes
What main conclusion did Shapley draw from his measurements of the distances to the globular clusters?
The sun is far from the center of the Milky Way.
Is a globular cluster a galaxy?
In our Milky Way galaxy, globular clusters tend to be at the "outlying fringes" or "halo" of the galaxy, and seem to be largely made up of very old stars.
How old are globular clusters in the Milky Way?
There's no definitive age for the globular clusters, but they are believed to consist of population II stars and therefore very old. As a ball park figure, they are probably around the 10 billion years old mark.
What is the name of the cluster that planet earth is in?
Planet earth is not in any of the approximately 150 globular clusters which are known to exist in our galaxy, the Milky Way. Our solar system is on one of the spiral arms of the Milky Way.
What are the two population stars in the milky way?
Population I stars are young and luminous like the Sun. Population II stars consist of globular clusters that are generally much older.
What is visible in the sky as a fuzzy patch of light?
Comets, "nebulae", globular clusters, and galaxies could all fit that definition, as could a naked-eye view of the milky way.
