Blue Straggler

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Separated by mere light weeks, stars in globular clusters run a very real risk of collision. Where collisions do occur, a 'blue straggler' is formed: a new, hotter, brighter star that stands out against the cluster's aging population.

Blue Straggler of Globular Cluster NGC 6397
Distance: 8,200 lightyears.
Number of stars: more than 100,000
Picture: apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap020220.html

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from Entrainment, released April 5, 2013

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