... Why don't those stars move? Stars in the sky will typically appear to rise and set as the Earth turns. ... If you look closely at the above time-lapse movie, however, there are points of light that appear stationary. ... Blue Straggler Stars in Globular Cluster M53 . ... M53, also known as NGC 5024, is one of about 250 globular clusters that survive in our Galaxy. ... Galactic or open star clusters are relatively young swarms of bright stars born together near the plane of our Milky Way Galaxy. ...