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Which of the following extend out from center of our galaxy.

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open clusters


globular clusters


nebulas


spiral arms

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Star clusters are large groups of stars. Two main types of star clusters can be distinguished: globular clusters are tight groups of hundreds to millions of old stars which are gravitationally bound, while open clusters are more loosely clustered groups of stars, generally containing fewer than a few hundred members, and are often very young. Open clusters become disrupted over time by the gravitational influence of giant molecular clouds as they move through the galaxy, but cluster members will continue to move in broadly the same direction through space even though they are no longer gravitationally bound; they are then known as a stellar association, sometimes also referred to as a moving group.

Messier 92, a globular cluster in the Hercules constellation

Star clusters visible to the naked eye include the Pleiades, Hyades, and 47 Tucanae.

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