Galaxies and their Masks A Conference in Honour of K.C. Freeman, FRS /

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Block, David L. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Freeman, Kenneth C. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Puerari, Ivânio (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2010.
• Θέματα: Physics.; Observations, Astronomical.; Astronomy > Observations.; Space sciences.; Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Sciences.; Astronomy, Observations and Techniques.

Various kinds of masks obscure our view of our galaxy, the Milky Way, as well as of other galaxies. Masks of interstellar dust affect our measurements within galaxies, on scales ranging from individual supernovae to the galaxies themselves. The “mass mask” (our inability to image mass rather than li...