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Observations of the Galactic Halo
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 12 April 2016
Summary.
After reviewing the history of the early research on gas in the Milky way halo, observational methods to investigate the halo are described. The meaning of the concepts Halo and HVC is discussed and selectional bias in databases is pointed out. The essentials of the interpretation of observed velocities are given. The scanty information on distances of HVCs is reviewed and an outlook is given on the possibilities to firmly settle the distance of at least a few HVCs.
- Type
- VI. Interstellar Matter at High Galactic Latitudes
- Information
- International Astronomical Union Colloquium , Volume 120: Structure and Dynamics of the Interstellar Medium , 1989 , pp. 432 - 441
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- Copyright © Springer-Verlag 1989
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