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The Opacity of Spiral Disks
. Ed(S): Davies, J. Ifor; Burstein, David
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Paperback. Editor(s): Davies, J. Ifor; Burstein, David. Series: NATO Science Series C. Num Pages: 379 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PG; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 21. Weight in Grams: 623.
We are well aware of how dust influences our observations of distant stars and how easily dust may mislead us with regard to the way in which stars are distributed within the Galaxy, but how does dust affect our view of other galaxies? This is the question that was posed to those who attended this meeting. By its very nature dust is illusive: as dust obscures by both scattering and absorption, it can effectively disguise its very own existence. It was not until the mid-1930's that astronomers generally agreed that dust did redden and dim stars in our own Galaxy, ... Read more
We are well aware of how dust influences our observations of distant stars and how easily dust may mislead us with regard to the way in which stars are distributed within the Galaxy, but how does dust affect our view of other galaxies? This is the question that was posed to those who attended this meeting. By its very nature dust is illusive: as dust obscures by both scattering and absorption, it can effectively disguise its very own existence. It was not until the mid-1930's that astronomers generally agreed that dust did redden and dim stars in our own Galaxy, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
379
Condition
New
Series
NATO Science Series C
Number of Pages
379
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789401041713
SKU
V9789401041713
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