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Open star clusters as tracers of the structure and evolution of the Milky Way galaxy

G. Carraro

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I will briefly review what we know about open star clusters in the Milky Way, and how their study helps us to understand the properties of the Galactic disk. I will touch two topics where open star clusters are critical tracers: (1) the spiral structure of the Milky Way and (2) the chemical evolution of the Galactic disk.

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I will briefly review what we know about open star clusters in the Milky Way, and how their study helps us to understand the properties of the Galactic disk. I will touch two topics where open star clusters are critical tracers: (1) the spiral structure of the Milky Way and (2) the chemical evolution of the Galactic disk.

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I will briefly review what we know about open star clusters in the Milky Way, and how their study helps us to understand the properties of the Galactic disk. I will touch two topics where open star clusters are critical tracers: (1) the spiral structure of the Milky Way and (2) the chemical evolution of the Galactic disk.

Key concepts: Milky Way, Galaxy, Astronomy, Astrophysics, Star cluster, Physics

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