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[Interview] Unveiling The Most Obscured Part of Our Galaxy
Description
For a long time the central part of our galaxy was mostly hidden from us because of all the dust. It was even called the Zone of Avoidance. But with better telescopes and modern techniques we can peer inside and reveal what's hiding. Even build 3D-maps of the region.
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๐ฃ Guest: Dr Cara Battersby
https://battersby.physics.uconn.edu/
๐ 3D Structure of our Galaxyโs Central Molecular Zone
https://centralmolecularzone.github.io/3D_CMZ/
00:00 Intro
01:46 Zone of Avoidance
12:15 3D-map of the Central molecular zone
16:36 Star formation
22:58 Unsolved questions
27:59 Current obsessions
28:36 PRIMA mission with NASA
35:01 Final thoughts
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