Multiple Choice
How do astronomers know that globular clusters are very old?
A) Globular clusters do not contain any red giant stars.
B) There are no main-sequence stars in globular clusters.
C) The stars in a globular cluster have a high abundance of heavy elements.
D) There are no massive main-sequence stars in globular clusters.
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