Galactic noise and the distance to Centaurus A
Deep B and R band photographic plates of the giant radio elliptical NGC 5128 (Centaurus A), obtained under photometric conditions at the f/3.3 prime focus of the AAT 3.9m telescope, clearly show surface brightness fluctuations from the luminous, stellar population. The variance of such fluctuations...
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| Format: | Others |
| Language: | English |
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2007
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1911/13784 |