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Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics


The National Research Council of Canada's Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics (NRC-HIA) manages Canada's involvement in major astronomical observatories, thereby ensuring Canadian astronomers full access to world-class facilities spanning the entire sky.

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Star Clusters

Ken Tapping, October 18, 2006

Over the last couple of weeks we had a look at the Pleiades and Hyades star clusters. It is really interesting that Greek and other legends about the Pleiades and Hyades say the members of the clusters are siblings. In fact, we find this is true. The cluster members share the same birth cloud.

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Published: 2006-10-20
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