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Old 15-01-2005, 01:32 PM
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Onya silvie, spot on

Silvinators explaination also helps to explain why stars in one particular cluster tend to be of very similar type (OB) yet stars that form in a nearby cluster form as another sort (AF). The difference in distribution of interstellar "impurities", density of the surrounding medium, "initial" gravitational collapse initiation type and competition for gas and dust from surrounding developing stars all play an important part in the process of determining what sort of star will eventually form

Its a fun and interesting topic thats for sure.
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