The Polaris Flare is a filamentous gas cloud in the Milky Way which is seen in the sky in the region of the constellation Ursa Minor and around the star Polaris.[2][4] The area on the sky is estimated at 50 square degrees.[1] The range is approximately 500 light years.[2]

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References

  1. ^ a b c d "Name Polaris Flare". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2016-07-18.
  2. ^ a b c "Herschel observations of the Polaris Flare". School of Physics and Astronomy, Cardiff University. Archived from the original on 2016-09-06. Retrieved 2016-07-18.
  3. ^ Lee, Cheoljong; et al. (March 2018). "The parsec-scale relationship between ICO and AV in local molecular clouds". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 474 (4): 4672–4708. arXiv:1710.08435. Bibcode:2018MNRAS.474.4672L. doi:10.1093/mnras/stx2760.
  4. ^ a b "Individual Surveys: Polaris Flare (DHT16)". Radio Telescope Data Centre. Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory. Retrieved 2016-07-18.


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polaris_Flare
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