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Star cluster

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Stars can live in big groups.

Pleiades large.jpg
Pleiades large.jpg
These groups are called star clusters. Some groups have many old stars. Some groups have few young stars. They all stay together. Can you find them in the sky?

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Pleiades large.jpg
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A Ten Billion Year Stellar Dance.jpg
File:Artist's impression of an exoplanet orbiting a star in the cluster Messier 67.jpg
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Scutum Star Cloud.jpg
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