Talk:Globular cluster
Latest comment: 28 days ago by Praemonitus in topic Contradictory info regarding distribution of milky way GCs
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Inconsistency in the description of the origin edit
Globular cluster#Properties contradicts the statement about the origin and population of the Global Clusters given earlier in the article. 2A02:8308:7094:6B00:38BA:2644:A90A:4C4D (talk) 10:39, 21 October 2023 (UTC)
Contradictory info regarding distribution of milky way GCs edit
The intro states that " In spiral galaxies like the Milky Way, (GCs) are mostly found in the outer spheroidal part of the galaxy – the galactic halo."
But the following section, "History of observations" claims that "A large majority of the Milky Way's globular clusters are found around the galactic core".
I feel like the article might benefit from some clarification on this point. Nubur (talk) 08:29, 6 April 2024 (UTC)
- I think the issue may be the use of the word "outer". The halo surrounds the pancake-shaped spiral galaxy, but it isn't a shell. Globulars can orbit closer to the nucleus while (mostly) remaining in the halo. I think the conflict could be resolved by stating, "A large majority of the Milky Way's globular clusters are found in the halo around the galactic core". Praemonitus (talk) 14:27, 6 April 2024 (UTC)