Published online by Cambridge University Press: 27 June 2016
Although the sources responsible for the radio emission from the Galaxy are unknown, it may nevertheless be valuable to make a comparison between the magnitude and distribution of the emission observed in our Galaxy and that of other nebulae. Analyses have already been made to relate the total emitted power from nearby nebulae with that from the Galaxy, and by considering the integrated radiation from well-defined clusters attempts were made to extend the comparison to the average emission from fainter nebulae.