globular cluster

IPA/ɡlˈɒbjʊlə klˈʌstə/
IPA/ɡlˈɑːbjʊlɚ klˈʌstɚ/

globular cluster — noun

1. A large, round group of thousands to millions of old stars that are held togethe

1.名詞B2
釋義

A large, round group of thousands to millions of old stars that are held together by gravity and orbit a galaxy as a single object, found mainly in the outer halo of a galaxy.

例句

Through a backyard telescope, Noa saw the bright core of globular cluster M13 in Hercules.

collocation: globular cluster + constellation designation

At the observatory, Aarav aimed the telescope at globular cluster M22 and sketched its unusually dense core.