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- Tue Feb 07, 2012 9:20 pm
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: Comet Garradd and M92 (2012 Feb 04)
- Replies: 17
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Re: APOD: Comet Garradd and M92 (2012 Feb 04)
M92 is so damned beautiful it touches something deep inside me I can't adequately explain - it's almost a longing feeling, like I'm looking at my long, lost home, the place where I really belong. Actually, viewing most globular star clusters gives me that feeling. Weird. I'm not an astronomer, not e...
- Mon Aug 08, 2011 4:13 pm
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: Comet Garradd and Messier 15 (2011 Aug 06)
- Replies: 26
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globular clusters
The August 6th APOD showed the Garrad Comet and Messeir 15, a closed globular cluster. My question is: what keeps the cluster so tightly packed? Is there a massive star in the center that acts as a strong gravitational attractor, or could there be a black hole there?