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Originally Posted by Blue Fire  Here's the link to the APOD pic and story on NGC 6357 and Pismis 24 star cluster. The pic there is oriented differently than the one at the bottom of the page that Dragon Star posted. And it's an impressive shot from any angle!
A question I have is how many solar masses make a star big enough to go black hole? |
3-5 solar masses for the present universe, at which point the star can no longer sufficiently support it's self from rebound.