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All-sky View of the Magellanic Stream (Radio/visible-light)
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- Data DescriptionData DescriptionProposal: A description of the observations, their scientific justification, and the links to the data available in the science archive.
Science Team: The astronomers who planned the observations and analyzed the data. "PI" refers to the Principal Investigator.The Hubble data used in this science finding are from proposal 12604: A. Fox (STScI/ESA), B. Wakker (University of Wisconsin, Madison), J. Smoker (European Southern Observatory, Chile), P. Richter (University of Potsdam and Leibniz Institute for Astrophyics, Potsdam), N. Lehner and J.C. Howk (University of Notre Dame), and J. Bland-Hawthorn (University of Sydney). The science team consists o:f A. Fox (STScI/ESA), P. Richter (Universitat Potsdam, Germany), B. Wakker (University of Wisconsin, Madison), N. Lehner and J.C. Howk (University of Notre Dame), N. Bekhti (Universitat Bonn, Germany), J. Bland-Hawthorn (University of Sydney), and S. Lucas (University College London).
- Object NameObject NameA name or catalog number that astronomers use to identify an astronomical object.Milky Way
- Release DateAugust 8, 2013
- Science ReleaseHubble Finds Source of Magellanic Stream
- CreditD. Nidever et al., NRAO/AUI/NSF and A. Mellinger, Leiden-Argentine-Bonn (LAB) Survey, Parkes Observatory, Westerbork Observatory, and Arecibo Observatory
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Mar 28, 2025
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