2000/09/13 by Jane Charlton, J. C. Charlton, Karen Knierman +16
Environmental Science · Physics and Astronomy · #Astrophysics (astro-ph) #FOS: Physical sciences #Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena #astro-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.astro-ph/0009196
4 pages, 3 figures, summary of poster presentation for "Celebrating 10 Years of HST" Symposium, May 2000
arxiv created 2000/09/13 · openalex publication_date 2000/09/13 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
Star clusters can be found in galaxy mergers, not only in central regions, but also in the tidal debris. In both the Eastern and Western tidal tails of NGC 3256 there are dozens of young star clusters, confirmed by their blue colors and larger concentration index as compared to sources off of the tail. Tidal tails of other galaxy pairs do not have such widespread cluster formation, indicating environmental influences on the process of star formation or the packaging of the stars.