Starship Asterisk*

So how close are stars in the center of a cluster like this?

Is there any reason why stars in a cluster could not have planets around them?

I wonder what it would be like to look up into the sky if you on a planet inside a cluster? Would the stars look bigger? Would the night sky ever be dark?

We were camping in the upper pennisula of Michigan far from any town a couple weeks ago. I woke up at about 3:30 am (nature call :) ) and when I got out of the tent; I looked up and what I saw was very very close to this picture only the sky around the stars was blacker. It floored me. I have never ...

Its interesting how everything is wrapped in a fabric cover - nothing is exposed. Is that for thermal reasons or something else?