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Cambrésy R-band Serpens Extinction Map

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Description:

R-band Extinction maps from Cambrésy (1999) (ADS link). Star counts are from R-band images from the digitized POSS and ESO red plates.

Contact Person:
Jonathan Foster, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
Telescope:
STScI Digitized Sky Survey
Status:
Finished
Sampling:
N/A
Areal Coverage:

191 Sq. degrees

Map Center (Galactic):
l = 26.7671
b = +5.3921
Map Center (J2000):
RA = 18:20:58
Dec = -02:59:53
Downloads:
Comments on Resolution:

This extinction map uses an adaptive grid, providing increased resolution in areas with a large number of stars.

Publications:
  • Laurent Cambrésy, Mapping of the extinction in giant molecular clouds using optical star counts, 1999, A&A, 345, 965-976