The Dusty Atmospheres of Spiral Galaxies

Related Links

Fractal Dust Grains
What might some of this interstellar dust look like up-close?
http://www.astro.ucla.edu/~wright/dust/

A Milky-Way Band
What does the dust around our Milky Way look like?
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap990224.html

Magnificent Details in a Dusty Spiral Galaxy
What does a dusty spiral galaxy look like from above?
http://oposite.stsci.edu/pubinfo/PR/1999/25/index.html

Behind a Dusty Veil Lies a Cradle of Star Birth
Just how complex can these dusty regions become?
http://oposite.stsci.edu/pubinfo/pr/1998/42/index.html

Large jpg Image of M82
What can WIYN show us about dust clouds around irregular galaxies like M82?
http://fuse.pha.jhu.edu/~howk/M82color.jpg

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