The Astrology of Space - Matrix Software

The Astrology of Space
Open or Galactic Star Clusters
The Open Star Clusters (OC) are ragged and irregular
groups of dozens or hundreds of stars that have a
closer gravitational relation than that of the
surrounding star field. These open clusters define the
galactic equatorial plane and form a flattened disk-like
system 1,000 parsecs thick and with a diameter of
10,000 parsecs. There is a distinct anti-center
emphasis among open clusters with a maximum
concentration of these objects toward a point 350
parsecs from our Sun, in the vicinity of galactic
longitude 280°. The spatial distribution of the open
clusters defines the spiral arm structure of our galaxy
much as the globular clusters define the nucleus and
spherical shape of the galactic system. The open
clusters are much smaller than the globulars, with a
maximum linear diameter for the largest of not over
15 parsecs, the smallest around 1.5 parsecs, and a
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