Jared Stensland
Middlebury College
& Gemini South Visiting Student
 

"Searching for Massive Star Clusters around Luminous Blue Variables (LBVs)"
 

We survey the environments of Luminous Blue Variable (LBVs) using near-infrared imaging from 2MASS to search for the natal clusters of these massive evolved stars. Using color cuts, we successfully detect previously identified massive stars in the Quintuplet, the established host cluster of two LBVs: the Pistol Star and FMM 362. We then apply a similar technique to the unnamed and virtually unexplored cluster around WRA 751. We detect previously identified candidates and find a number of new candidate cluster members for follow-up spectroscopy.