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[-] tb_@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

so the outermost stars are also the oldest.

I don't think that line necessarily refers to anything going on in the core, but rather "of stars on the outside, the furthest ones are the oldest".

[-] Bananskal@nord.pub 1 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago)

I'm not sure I follow you here, but just to be sure, I'm talking about this image here:

Was that also what you were looking at?

[-] tb_@lemmy.world 3 points 22 hours ago

Yeah. And the oldest stars overall are indeed in the galactic centre.

But the specific bit you quoted I read as "of the old stars on the outside, the outermost are the oldest".

[-] Bananskal@nord.pub 2 points 7 hours ago

Ah okay, I get you. Reading it back again it does indeed seem to be that this is what they mean.

Thanks. 😁

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