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The globular clusters revolve around the Galaxy in highly elliptical orbits. Where would you expect the clusters to spend most of their time? (Think of Kepler’s laws.) At any given time, would you expect most globular clusters to be moving at high or low speeds with respect to the center of the Galaxy? Why?
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1 of 4A globular cluster is a star cluster that is spherical in shape. Gravity holds globular clusters together tightly, resulting in their spherical forms and great concentrations of stars near their centers.
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