Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Apr 2005
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2005tvnv.conf..315p&link_type=abstract
Transits of Venus: New Views of the Solar System and Galaxy, Proceedings of IAU Colloquium #196, held 7-11 June, 2004 in Preston
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
Scientific paper
This presentation has the following goals: (i) to explain, within a historical context, some of the difficulties in disentangling our Galaxy's three-dimensional structure; (ii) to summarise in broad terms what we presently know of this structure, concentrating on those features inferred from accurate distance measurements; (iii) to illustrate selected aspects in a visually stimulating manner; and (iv) to give a foretaste of the exciting results that lie ahead with future space astrometric experiments. The public lecture given in Preston, UK on 9 June 2004 employed 3-d visualisation techniques using polarised light to illustrate the talk.
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