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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. 

 

M11 - Wild Duck Cluster

 

M11 - Wild Duck Cluster

NGC6520

 

NGC 6520 and Bernard 86

Southern Pleiades - IC2602

 

Southern Pleiades - IC2602

M24

 

M24

M6 - Butterfly Cluster

 

M6 - Butterfly Cluster

M7 - Ptomelemy's Cluster

 

M7 - Ptolemy's Cluster

M25

 

M25

M93

 

M93

M67

 

M67

Beehive Cluster

 

M44 (Beehive Cluster)

M35 and

 

M35 and NGC 2518

M47

 

M47

M46

 

M46 and NGC 2438

M45 - Pleiades

 

M45 - Pleiades

M7

 

M7 in Scorpius

 

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