Baade's Window
(region of sky allowing observation into the galactic center)
Baade's Window is a region of the
celestial sphere toward the
galactic center, where by chance,
there is less dust along Earth's
line of sight, and objects within and beyond the
galactic center can be observed.
This phenomenon was identified by astronomer Walter Baade
in the mid-1940s.
The region is of interest in studying the stars and
globular clusters of the galactic center, which
are generally hidden by dust.
Location:
Its angular area is on the order of a square degree.
(Milky Way,dust,sky)
Further reading:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baade's_Window
https://astronomy.swin.edu.au/cosmos/B/Baade%27s+Window
http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=NAME+Baade+Window
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1946PASP...58..249B/abstract
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2002A%26A...381..219D/abstract
https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-blogs/what-can-you-see-through-baades-window0610201506/
Coordinates: | Baade's Window J180332.14-300206.96 |
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Referenced by page:
Sagittarius Window Eclipsing Extrasolar Planet Search (SWEEPS)
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