Explore Galactic Structure Using Star Clusters

Star clusters are divided up between open star clusters, relatively young and random groups, and globular star clusters, typically older groups with a roughly spherical distribution.

As a reference point, you can query for the position of the center of the Milky Way with respect to the Sun.

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In a similar fashion, you need to get the positions of the various star clusters.

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For fitting and plotting in graphics, you need only magnitude, in light years, of the various quantities.

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Open clusters are found in the galactic disk/plane, so you can use the coordinates of the open star clusters to fit this to a plane.

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