Editing Star cluster (section)

==Star cloud==
[[File:Scutum Star Cloud.jpg|thumb|Scutum Star Cloud with [[open cluster]] [[Messier 11]] at lower left]]
Technically not star clusters, star clouds are large groups of many stars within a [[galaxy]], spread over very many light-years of space. Often they contain star clusters within them. The stars appear closely packed, but are not usually part of any structure.<ref>{{cite book|title=The Observer's Year: 366 Nights in the Universe|date=2005|author=Patrick Moore|publisher=Springer|isbn=1-85233-884-9|page=199}}</ref> Within the [[Milky Way]], star clouds show through gaps between dust clouds of the [[Great Rift (astronomy)|Great Rift]], allowing deeper views along our particular line of sight.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Paddle the Milky Way's Dark River |author=Bob King |date=2016-07-13 |url=https://skyandtelescope.org/observing/a-trip-down-the-great-rift/|website=skyandtelescope.org|access-date=2020-09-29}}</ref> Star clouds have also been identified in other nearby galaxies.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Resolving Andromeda - How to See Stars 2.5 Million Light-Years Away |author=Bob King |date=2016-10-05 |url=https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-blogs/explore-night-bob-king/see-stars-andromeda-galaxy/|website=skyandtelescope.org|access-date=2020-09-20}}</ref> Examples of star clouds include the [[Large Sagittarius Star Cloud]], [[Small Sagittarius Star Cloud]], Scutum Star Cloud, Cygnus Star Cloud, Norma Star Cloud, and [[NGC 206]] in the [[Andromeda Galaxy]].