Color-magnitude diagram of stars that are members of the Blanco 1 cluster
Color-magnitude diagram of stars that are members of the Blanco 1 cluster, along with some nearby non-members. The lithium-rich stars (red squares) show lithium absorption in their spectra, unlike the lithium-poor objects (blue circles). The boundary between the two groups depends on the age of the cluster, which the inset shows to be around 130 million years.
Credit:International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA
About the Image
Id: | geminiann10019a |
Type: | Chart |
Release date: | Nov. 5, 2010, 4:21 p.m. |
Related announcements: | geminiann10019 |
Size: | 500 x 507 px |
About the Object
Name: | Blanco 1 |
Category: | Illustrations |