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Image gallery of 12 globular clusters ranked in order of increasing dynamical age as measured from the observed radial distribution of their blue straggler stars.
Image: Penn StateUntitled
This illustration shows how Blue Stragglers become heavier than normal cluster stars. They are the result of stellar collisions (upper panel) or vampirism phenomena between two companion stars (lower panel). To see an additional image, click on the graphic above.
Image: Cosmic Lab










