Open Clusters
Open star clusters are groupings of stars that are related and held together by thier mutual
gravity. The star clusters are beleived to be the result of them forming from the same gas and dust cloud (ie
nebula). If you want to see a star cluster forming from a nebula see the images in the Nebulae section. For
example the Great Orion Nebula is a wonderful example of this process.
Click the images below for details and larger versions ofthe star cluster images.
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M11 - Wild Duck Cluster
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NGC 6520 and Bernard 86
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Southern Pleiades - IC2602
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M24
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M6 - Butterfly Cluster
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M7 - Ptolemy's Cluster
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M25
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M93
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M67
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M44 (Beehive Cluster)
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M35 and NGC 2518
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M47
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M46 and NGC 2438
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M45 - Pleiades
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M7 in Scorpius
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