Space exploration began with the launch of Sputnik and Astrophysics was born as the application of physics to the phenomena observed by Astronomy, which etymologically means laws of the stars.
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| Field Star |
A star that appears in the same field of view as a star cluster but is not itself a member of the cluster. The alignment is purely coincidental and the field star is nearer or further away than the cluster.
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