you'd think that clusters that are bigger ought to be more massive, and vica versa.
ah, but are they? Arunav discusses
cf figure 2 in Kissler-Patig et al 2006
which was by all accounts a most invigorating and energetic discussion
but I missed 95% of it, as my paymasters required my presence in another realm
for the afternoon's entertainment
Andreas (video and podcast) discusses modeling of tidal tails, specifically Pal 5
and
Mario (video and podcast) discusses the ongoing hunt for evidence for IMBHs in galactic globulars
yup, that NGC 2298
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