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- Thu May 29, 2014 2:44 pm
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: Millions of Stars in Omega Centauri (2014 May 29)
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Re: APOD: Millions of Stars in Omega Centauri (2014 May 29)
Given all the odd shapes of galaxies due to gravitational interactions (I assume), it seems strange to me that the globular clusters are able to maintain their spherical shape. Why is it that they don't get torn apart by tidal (is that the term?) forces from the Milky Way?