Open clusters typically consist of a few hundred members that are often very young stars, still surrounded by the gas and dust from which they formed. Unlike globular clusters, which are older and have many more stars, open clusters are less densely populated and can be found within the galactic plane.

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An Open Cluster Has

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An open cluster has

A) a few hundred members, often very young and still embedded in the gas and dust from which they were formed.
B) hundreds of thousands of members, all very old, surrounded by very little interstellar gas and dust.
C) a few dozen members, the remnant of a globular cluster of stars from which most of the members have escaped.
D) many thousands of members of different ages.

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