Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
Nov 2000
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"Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Edited by Paul Murdin, article 6029. Bristol: Institute of Physics Publishing, 2001
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
Stars, Stellar Populations And Star Clusters
Scientific paper
M29 is a very young, open cluster in Cygnus. It was discovered by Messier in 1764 and is particularly highly obscured by interstellar material. It has been estimated that in the line of sight to M29, the interstellar dust is 1000 times more dense than usual. Scattering of the cluster light leads to an overall reddening and dimming together with a high polarization. These effects make it difficult...
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