galactic cluster

Scientific  

/ gə-lăk′tĭk /

1. See open cluster

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Example Sentences

The latest observations used the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope to map out the light emitted by hydrogen irradiated by the galaxies within a distant galactic cluster, called SSA22.

From The Guardian

In one notable achievement, Chandra found a cloud of hot gas that extended throughout a galactic cluster several million light-years across, with temperatures as high as 40 million degrees.

From Washington Post

Forget thanking their lucky stars: This discovery required the fortuitous alignment of a massive galactic cluster.

From Washington Post

But not even a galactic cluster exerts enough gravity to bend light so severely unless you postulate that most of its mass consists of hypothetical dark matter.

From New York Times

“Penelope Saunders has one. Dwayne Simmons. Lottie McPhee. Denny Barden ... well, Denny Barden's only got a galactic cluster, but Denny's mum's been out of work these past two years. And —”

From Nature