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Cambrésy R-band Ophiuchus 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. In the image to the left, the contour is a A_v = 5.

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

83.4 Sq. degrees
Map Center (Galactic):
l = 353.7648
b = +15.5785
Map Center (J2000):
RA = 16:32:47
Dec = -24:46:16
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





COMPLETE Web Master: Sarah Block •  COMPLETE PI: Alyssa Goodman
This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. AST-0407172.
Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s)
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Document URL: lweb.cfa.harvard.edu/COMPLETE/data_html_pages/OphA_ExtnCambR_F.html
 Last Modified: Wednesday, 01-May-2013 13:54:07 EDT