Star Clusters Willy Wassmer. Knowledge Base Stars have similar age Ages of Star Clusters can be derived by BVRI CCD photometry as shown by William Liller.

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Star Clusters Willy Wassmer

Knowledge Base Stars have similar age Ages of Star Clusters can be derived by BVRI CCD photometry as shown by William Liller Distances to Stellar Objects can be found from Parallax view Elements within stars can be determined using Emission Spectra Parallax View mages/parallax.gif

Knowledge Base Cont. Globular Clusters Similar age 50 to 300 light years across Hundreds to 200 million stars Formed when the universe was very young Hercules Cluster Hercules Cluster astro.com/php/phpthumb/cache/phpThumb_cache_rc- astro.com_srce4d4565e800c0a1c8e17c177a7713b4e_par0ddf367c5f01d9ba090bf356b67 61f52_dat jpeg astro.com/php/phpthumb/cache/phpThumb_cache_rc- astro.com_srce4d4565e800c0a1c8e17c177a7713b4e_par0ddf367c5f01d9ba090bf356b67 61f52_dat jpeg

Knowledge Base Cont. Open Clusters Stars have relatively Same age Similar Chemical Composition Composed of Younger Stars which are bright and can be easily observed Pleiades, Beehive, Perseus (double cluster), M6 cluster, Hyads Pleiades g.jpg g.jpg

Candidates 1.Pleiades 2.Hyades 3.Beehive Cluster 4.Hercules Cluster 5.Perseus Double Cluster 6.M6 7.Omega Centauri 8.M34 9.M35 10.M47 and M Coma Cluster 12. M5 13. M4 14. M Jewel Box Star cluster 16. M6 and M7 17. M Coat Hanger Cluster 19. M2 20. M15

Do-Ability Materials are readily available –Computer –CCD imager –Telescope BVRI filters if purchased could also be used in this topic

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