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All stars are born in clusters. Most escape from them. But stars still in their clusters, bound by gravity one to another, form some of the most distinctive observing targets in the night sky. In this chapter we will observe several of these, and also explore what makes a cluster and why clusters matter.
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Marett-Crosby, M. (2013). Meet the Gangs. In: Twenty-Five Astronomical Observations That Changed the World. The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-6800-4_15
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