| Abstract: | Recent advancements have enhanced our understanding of the Milky Way formation and evolution through various stellar populations. Open star clusters, which populate the Galactic disk and trace the spiral arms with their younger stars, play a key role in such a study. A significant number of open clusters have been identified in the Milky Way through both optical and infrared observations, resulting in a significant enhancement in the open cluster sample and over 6,000 open clusters are already catalogued so far. This comprehensive data catalogue not only sheds light on the general characteristics of the open cluster system but also provides a great insights into the Galactic structure in our solar neighborhood. In this review talk, I will explore the Galactic open cluster systems and their role in understanding the structure of our galaxy. |
