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Is it significant when stars form in clusters? Why or why not?

Answer 1

Membership in a cluster depends on sharing relative motion and radial velocity. Cluster comprises hundreds of stars that bond gravitationally to each other. Not chance grouping!

Centuries pass before the relative velocity of one star in relation to another nearby can be determined.

The North Circumpolar Ursa Major cluster is surrounded by stars that have drifted away, and several young stars from clusters eventually drift away as mature stars.

Reference: 'Open Star Clusters', pages 73–94 in David H. Levy's Deep Sky Objects, published in 2005.

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Answer 2

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The answer is indisputable: star formation in clusters is important for understanding galactic structure, stellar evolution, and early universe conditions. It also affects the overall dynamics and chemical enrichment of galaxies.

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