The Old Open Clusters of the Milky Way

The Galactic open clusters, in particular the oldest members, serve as excellent probes of the structure and evolution of the Galactic disk. Individual clusters provide excellent tests of stellar and dynamical evolution. Cluster spatial and age distributions provide insight into the processes of clu...

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Published in:Annual review of astronomy and astrophysics 1995-09, Vol.33 (1), p.381-414
Main Author: Friel, E. D
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