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How far away is
the center?
If we knew the distance to the Globular Clusters, we could find the distance to the center of their distribution = distance to the point they’re orbiting around
Get distance:
- Trigonometric Parallax? TOO FAR
- HR-Diagram? Generally too far (no suitable nearby stars similar to the luminous GC ones)
SOLUTION: Use stars of known luminosity to find the distance to Globular Clusters! (Cepheid Variable Stars)
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