star cluster
- a number of stars of common origin held together as a group by gravitational attraction.Compare globular cluster, open cluster, stellar association.
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They looked like moving stars, flying in formation from star-cluster to star-cluster.
Creatures of the AbyssMurray Leinster
Singularly enough the winter solstice is also near a star-cluster.
Astronomy with an Opera-glassGarrett Putman Serviss
One of Barnard's earliest and most excellent photographs includes two of them, both in the star-cluster M8.
Curiosities of the SkyGarrett Serviss
And a certain calcium cloud with a star-cluster behind it was as good as a highway sign for locating one's self.
The Pirates of ErsatzMurray Leinster