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In this exercise, students use the locations of globular clusters in the galactic halo to estimate the distance of the Sun from the center of the Milky Way.
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globular cluster, milky way
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Metadata instance created July 28, 2005 by Patricia Monahan
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(University of Washington Astronomy Department, Seattle, 1999), WWW Document, (http://physics.weber.edu/palen/Clearinghouse/homeworks/mwcenter.html).
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Distance to the Center of the Milky Way (University of Washington Astronomy Department, Seattle, 1999), <http://physics.weber.edu/palen/Clearinghouse/homeworks/mwcenter.html>.
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Distance to the Center of the Milky Way. (2008, January 9). Retrieved March 29, 2024, from University of Washington Astronomy Department: http://physics.weber.edu/palen/Clearinghouse/homeworks/mwcenter.html
Chicago Format
University of Washington Astronomy Department. Distance to the Center of the Milky Way. Seattle: University of Washington Astronomy Department, January 9, 2008. http://physics.weber.edu/palen/Clearinghouse/homeworks/mwcenter.html (accessed 29 March 2024).
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Distance to the Center of the Milky Way. Seattle: University of Washington Astronomy Department, 1999. 9 Jan. 2008. 29 Mar. 2024 <http://physics.weber.edu/palen/Clearinghouse/homeworks/mwcenter.html>.
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@misc{ Title = {Distance to the Center of the Milky Way}, Publisher = {University of Washington Astronomy Department}, Volume = {2024}, Number = {29 March 2024}, Month = {January 9, 2008}, Year = {1999} }
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