. N OTE: . Only clusters with R<60 kpc were used to compute the spatial parameters and metallicity gradients for all subsystems except the corona. The numbers in parantheses give the number of clusters for which the corresponding parameter is known. The X O scale length of the old halo is strongly distorted by the observed asymmetry of the distribution of the corresponding clusters projected onto the XY plane ( Fig. 4А ) . discussion in the text | previous table .

Stellar Clusters are very useful laboratories for empirically studying stellar evolution. ... All cluster stars are at the same distance . All cluster stars have the same physical age . ... CM diagram Young Cluster In this case we see the Main Sequence fully represented. The blue dots represent massive stars with short main sequence lifetimes. ... Thus, identifying the most massive star which is still on the main sequence is an effective means of determining the age of a stellar cluster. ...

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... The Matter of Galaxy Clusters . ... NASA Explanation: Situated over 2,000,000,000 ( two billion ) light-years from Earth, galaxies in cluster Abell 2390 (top) and MS2137.3-2353 (bottom) are seen in the right hand panels above, false-color images from the Hubble Space Telescope . ... Publications with keywords: galaxy cluster - abell 2390 - dark matter . Publications with words: galaxy cluster - abell 2390 - dark matter . ... The Hydra Cluster of Galaxies . ... The Perseus Cluster of Galaxies . ...

Today's APOD | ... Editor's choices for the most educational Astronomy Pictures of the Day about globular clusters: . ... Explanation: Globular clusters once ruled the Milky Way . Back in the old days , back when our Galaxy first formed, perhaps thousands of globular clusters roamed our Galaxy . ... APOD: 2002 July 30 - A Star Cluster in Motion . ... Globular star clusters normally roam the halo of the Milky Way, ancient relics of our galaxy's formative years. ... Index | ... About APOD | ...

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... The choice of which type of electricity is called "positive" and which "negative" was made around 1750 by Ben Franklin, early American scientist and man of many talents (the stamp on the left commemorates his role as first US postmaster--and colonial postmaster before that). ... Franklin knew of two types of electric charge, depending on the material one rubbed. ... Later, when electric batteries were discovered, scientists naturally assigned the direction of the flow of current to be from (+) to (-...

... Structure of Data . ... Catalog . ... In SAI OCL Catalog, we introduce our work on investigation of the Milky Way system of open star clusters. The main goal of our study is a search for new clusters using huge surveys. 168 new clusters have been already discovered by us using J,H,Ks data from 2MASS point source catalog. ... For 141 new clusters, we found their physical parameters using J,H,Ks data from 2MASS catalog and, for a number of clusters, our UBVRI CCD observational magnitudes. ...

ABSOLUTE PROPER MOTIONS OF 331 OPEN CLUSTERS . ... The proper motions of stars in the fields of 331 open clusters were taken from Four-Million Star Catalog (4M-catalog) of positions and proper motions (Volchkov et al. ... The absolute proper motions for 21 young open clusters have been derived by comparison of precise relative proper motions of individual stars and their corresponding absolute proper motions. ... Sign of proper motions in RA . ... 0.0001 arcsec/yr . ... rms error in RA proper motion . ...

... Запорожский клуб АЛЬТАИР > . Catalogue of 109 new Galactic open clusters, for Cartes du Ciel . ... Cartes du Ciel - Sky Charts . ... Этот каталог является версией части каталога "J/A+A/440/403 109 new Galactic open clusters (Kharchenko+, 2005) ", а именно файла stars.dat, содержащего информацию о 26778 звездах до 14.627m , находящихся в 130 рассеяных скоплениях района Млечного Пути (Galactic Open Cluster). ... We present a list of 130 Galactic Open Clusters, found in the All-Sky . ...

... 87.1083Owen+ VIII/29 1400-MHz Survey of 1478 Abell Clusters of Galaxies (Owen+ 1982) ================================================================================ A 1400-MHz Survey of 1478 Abell Clusters of Galaxies Owen F.N., White R.A., Hilldrup K.C., Hanisch R.J. =1982AJ.. ... 0,] Major axis error 70- 71 A2 --- n_MajAxi *[ A, B, C,NR, ] Major axis note 73- 74 I2 arcmin MinAxi *? ... Note on dist-C: Ratio of the distance of the source from the cluster center to the corrected Abell cluster...

IFP gallery SCORPIO (since 2000). Here some data observed on the 6m telescope with IFP installed in the SCORPIO focal reducer are presented. ... Velocity field . Mkn 1157 was observed 1 Sep. 2002 in the Ha emission line. Texp =32x240 sec, seeing 1.5", IFP260. ... This galaxy was observed September, 23 2000 in the Ha emission line, Texp=32x120 sec, seeing 2.5", IFP260. ... PV Cep was observed at the 6m telescope in May, 25 2003 in the [SII] 6716A with IFP501, Texp=36x200 sec, seeing 1.0". ...

Astronotes Armagh Planetarium's Stellar Blog! ... Comets and Asteroids . ... Image credit:ESO/J.Emerson/VISTA. ... However others are less pessimistic and it has even been claimed that the mysterious ?Wow! signal? received in 1977 originated from the direction M55.б  Sadly, this still unexplained pulse of radio energy originated from a location rather to the northwest of M55 so I doubt if the source was this cluster (if indeed the signal was genuinely of extraterrestrial origin). ... Mysterious Wow! ...

... We address a question if globular clusters (GC) in a protogalaxy could for some time evolve chemically as isolated systems, enriching themselves with heavy elements produced in first supernova events that follow initial star formation. We determine both the critical mass of a protoglobular cluster that is needed to retain the ejecta of the very first supernova, and the critical energy (i.e., number of supernovae) that is needed to expel the residual gas from a cluster of a given mass. ...

A Canadian and American team of Astronomers have used the 305-m wide Arecibo radio dish, the world's largest and most sensitive radio telescope, to uncover a dozen new super-fast-spinning pulsars. The team directed their search for these rare and exotic stars by pointing the Arecibo radio telescope towards massive star clusters, called Globular Clusters, orbiting our Milky Way galaxy. ... One of the most exotic residents in the Globular cluster system are the millisecond pulsars. ...

... Our Milky Way galaxy is host to a number of companions. These companions are gravitationally bound to the Milky Way and are stellar systems in their own right. They include a population of about 150 globular clusters (GCs) and some 30 dwarf satellite galaxies (DSGs). ... These DSGs are more extended and diffuse compared to GCs. In fact the larger satellites of the Milky Way (and other galaxies, for that matter) host their own small systems of GCs. ...

... Science . ... Science Users Information > Science Activities > Science in Garching > Research Area: STELLAR POPULATIONS . ... Research Area: STELLAR POPULATIONS . Subject in this research area aim at understanding the stellar content of nearby star clusters and galaxies with the goal of understanding their formation and evolution history. ... Evolution of Galaxies and the ISM Stellar Populations Faculty . ... Planets and Star Formation Stellar Populations Stellar Structure and Evolution Faculty . ...

... Robert L. Stewart (Brigadier General, USA, Ret.) ... SPECIAL HONORS: Awarded Army Distinguished Service Medal , Defense Superior Service Medal , 2 Legion of Merit, 4 Distinguished Flying Crossed, a Bronze Star, a Meritorious Service Medal , 33 Air Medals, the Army Commendation Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster and V Device, 2 Purple Hearts, the National Defense Service Medal , the Armed Forces Expeditionary Recipient of NASA Space Flight Medal (1984 & 1985). ...

... Posts tagged ?Globular Clusters? Oct 26th, 2007| 06:52 pm | ... I hope there are a paper or two drags your attentions and stimulates your thoughts in astrostatistics from arXiv. ... ArXiv] 4th week, Oct. ... Tags: Astrometry , Bayesian , Change Point , Globular Clusters , Matching , X-ray Binaries . ... This week, instead of only filtering AstroStatistics related papers from arxiv, I chose additional arxiv/astro-ph papers related to CHASC folks? astrophysical projects. ... ArXiv] 1st week, Oct. ...