Hidden in the Halo: New Diffuse Star Clusters in the M82 Starburst with JWST

arXiv:2609.30373 · astro-ph.GA · Submitted 2026-09-24 · Read on arXiv

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Submitted: 2026-09-24

Updated: 2026-09-24

Terminology

• Aperture — 9× in this paper · explained in 1 episode
• Metallicity — 5× in this paper · explained in 3 episodes
• Aperture Correction — 2× in this paper · explained in 1 episode
• Adam — 1× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Aperture Photometry — 1× in this paper · explained in 1 episode
• Cluster expansion — 1× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Degeneracy — 1× in this paper · explained in 3 episodes
• Mikulski Archive for Space Telescopes — 1× in this paper
• National Aeronautics and Space Administration — 1× in this paper

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• Revisiting the enigmatic sixth star cluster in the Fornax dwarf spheroidal galaxy
• The solitary star cluster of the Andromeda XXV dwarf spheroidal

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