Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Aug 1982
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1982aj.....87.1165b&link_type=abstract
Astronomical Journal, vol. 87, Aug. 1982, p. 1165-1189. NSF-supported research.
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
1961
Accuracy, Astronomical Maps, Hydrogen Atoms, Interstellar Extinction, Milky Way Galaxy, Star Distribution, Absorption Spectra, Astronomical Photometry, Early Stars, Elliptical Galaxies, Line Spectra
Scientific paper
Burstein and Heiles (1978) have reported the discovery of a new and potentially accurate method for predicting line-of-sight reddening in the galaxy. The present investigation is concerned with an assessment of the accuracy of this method, taking into account a comparison of its reddening predictions to those of two independent and highly accurate methods, including the uvby-beta photometry of early-type stars and the strong absorption line-strength-color relationship for the integrated spectra of elliptical galaxies. On the basis of the results of the investigation, it is concluded that a reasonable estimate of the relative accuracy of the H I/galaxy counts method reported by Burstein and Heiles is 0.01 mag in E(B-V) or 10% of the reddening, whichever is larger.
Burstein David
Heiles Carl
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