Published 1987
| Version v1
Report
Galactic structure
Creators
Description
Work at the South African Astronomical Observatory has made major contributions to understanding galactic structure in recent years. This work has included: miras and related objects in the galactic bulge; JHK mapping of the galactic centre region; south galactic cap IRAS sources; the Edinburgh-Cape Town faint blue object survey; objective-prism survey for blue stars; field faint blue stars; normal hot stars at high galactic lattidues; G dwarfs towards the south galactic pole; reddened supergiants; galactic rotation from cepheids, and galactic distance scales. 2 figs
Additional details
Publishing Information
- ISBN
- 0 7988 4023 4
- Imprint Title
- South African Astronomical Observatory
- Imprint Pagination
- 48 p.
- Journal Page Range
- p. 18-21.
- Report number
- SAAO--11
INIS
- Country of Publication
- South Africa
- Country of Input or Organization
- South Africa
- INIS RN
- 21084963
- Subject category
- S79: ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Non-conventional Literature
- Descriptors DEI
- BLUE STELLAR OBJECTS; BOLOMETERS; CEPHEIDS; DISTANCE; DWARF STARS; GALACTIC EVOLUTION; INFRARED SPECTRA; LUMINOSITY; PHOTOMETRY; RADIAL VELOCITY; ROTATION; SUPERGIANT STARS; VARIABLE STARS
- Descriptors DEC
- COSMIC RADIO SOURCES; GIANT STARS; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; PULSATING VARIABLE STARS; QUASARS; SPECTRA; STARS; VELOCITY
Optional Information
- Notes
- Imprint:Report for the year ending 31 December 1986.