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Infrared scanning of the Galactic bulge

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 August 2017

R. M. Catchpole ,
P. A. Whitelock  and
I. S. Glass
R. M. Catchpole
Affiliation:
South African Astronomical Observatory, P.O. Box 9, Observatory 7935, Cape, South Africa
P. A. Whitelock
Affiliation:
South African Astronomical Observatory, P.O. Box 9, Observatory 7935, Cape, South Africa
I. S. Glass
Affiliation:
South African Astronomical Observatory, P.O. Box 9, Observatory 7935, Cape, South Africa

Abstract

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We find values of the interstellar absorption from J, H and K scans of a 6.8 × 200 arcmin strip of sky extending from the Sgr I field to the Galactic Centre. The visual absorption, excluding dark clouds, increases from 3 to 30 magnitudes in this region.

Type
PART II: COMPOSITION, STRUCTURE AND KINEMATICS
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 106: The Milky Way Galaxy , 1985 , pp. 127 - 128
Copyright
Copyright © Reidel 1985 

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