Star Clusters

Star clusters come in two main types. Open clusters are collections of some of the youngest stars in the galaxy. These stars all form at about the same time, and are a good representation of the distribution of created star types. Globular clusters are collections of some of the oldest stars in the galaxy. Globular clusters can contain hundreds of thousands of stars in a "glob" that is only a few tens of light years across. More details about the different cluster types are included on the individual image pages.


M2

July 2009

M4

June 2008

M14

June 2010

M22

August 2010

M26

November 2010

M29

October 2009

M37

November 2008

M38

November 2009

M41

November 2008

M56

September 2010

M67

April 2010

M92

August 2008

M103

October 2010

NGC 654

October 2010

NGC 2158

April 2010