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To: NavyShoe

Wonder what’s the average distance between stars at the core of that cluster.

It’s thought provoking that each one of those stars is like our sun.


8 posted on 10/30/2025 12:39:53 PM PDT by cymbeline
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To: cymbeline

From the Wikipedia entry on “globular clusters”:

“The typical distance between stars in a globular cluster is about one light year,[57] but at its core the separation between stars averages about a third of a light year – thirteen times closer than the Sun is to its nearest neighbor,”


10 posted on 10/30/2025 12:47:55 PM PDT by Stosh
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