Star Clusters - Syllabus
• Definition and Characteristics of Star Clusters
1. Open Clusters
2. Globular Clusters
3. Stellar Associations
4. Moving Groups
5. Massive Star Clusters
• Formation and Evolution
• Observational and “theoretical” techniques:
1. Membership determination
2. Isochrone fitting
3. Pitfalls of reduction techniques
• (Different) Main Sequence(s)
• Star Clusters in the Gaia era
• Extragalactic Star Clusters
• N-body simulations
• Databases and surveys (WEBDA, Gaia, GAIAESO
survey, ...)
• All slides as .pdf files on Server for download
Star Clusters - Exercises
• Isochrone fitting - WEBDA
• Membership probability estimation – CLUSTERIX
and UPMASK
• Automated Stellar Cluster Analysis (ASteCA)
• Writing a paper – variable stars as members of
open clusters
Paper – Variable stars
Paper – Variable stars