Analysis of the Milky way in Cassiopeia.

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view Abstract Citations (4) References Co-Reads Similar Papers Volume Content Graphics Metrics Export Citation NASA/ADS Analysis of the Milky way in Cassiopeia. Baker, Robert H. ; Nantkes, Elaine Abstract The analysis of this region of the Milky Way is based on star counts to magnitude 15, color excesses of stars determined here and elsewhere, and published counts of extragalactic nebulae. The obscuration is ascribed to two cloud systems: the first, at the distance of 500 parsecs, is chiefly responsible for the variety in the appearance of this part of the Milky Way; the second, at 800 parsecs, is nearly uniform in density throughout the low latitudes. However, an equally good representation of the counts and colors is ob- tained by employing constant coefficients of absorption. In all divisions of the region the star-density functions decrease with increasing distance from the sun; the gradient in the plane of the galactic equator is somewhat less steep than in the previously studied region of Auriga Publication: The Astrophysical Journal Pub Date: March 1944 DOI: 10.1086/144601 Bibcode: 1944ApJ....99..125B full text sources ADS |