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The Magellanic Stream

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 April 2016

D.S. Mathewson
D.S. Mathewson*
Affiliation:
Mount Stromlo and Siding Spring Observaotry, Research School of Physical Sciences, Australian National University
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I shall briefly outline some observational aspects of the Magellanic Stream before discussing the pros and cons of the two conflicting theories of its origin: a) that the Stream was pulled out of the Clouds by tidal forces produced by a close encounter with our Galaxy and b) that the gas clouds of the Stream are primordial and in the same orbit as theMagellanic Clouds.

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Invited Papers
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Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia , Volume 3 , Issue 1 , September 1976 , pp. 20 - 23
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Copyright © Astronomical Society of Australia 1976

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