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- M71 is an unusual object in that is it
- not easily classified. Some call it a
- dense open cluster, while others, a
- globular. The makeup of its stars are
- different from either open or globular
- clusters. M71 is about 30 light years
- in diameter, half that of a typical
- globular. Its a compact form is hard to
- resolve in smaller scopes.