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New Extragalactic Perspectives in the New South Africa

Proceedings of the International Conference on “Cold Dust and Galaxy Morphology” held in Johannesburg, South Africa, January 22–26, 1996

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  • © 1996

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  1. David L. Block

    1. Department of Computational and Applied Mathematics, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

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  2. J. Mayo Greenberg

    1. Huygens Astrophysics Laboratory, University of Leiden, The Netherlands

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The date: September 30, 1880 The place: A private observatory in Hastings-on-Hudson Profession of the observer: A medical doctor The instrument: An l1-inch Clark refractor. The significance of that night marked one of the truly great turning points in the development of astronomical techniques: Dr Henry Draper, a wealthy New York medical doctor, had secured the first photograph of a nebula: a 51-minute exposure on a dry gelatinobromide plate showing the wispy nebulosity of the Orion Nebula. By March 1882, Draper had secured an exposure of 137 minutes, showing far richer detail of both bright and dark features. The rest is histapy. The photographic era heralded in a universe where hints of the presence of cosmic dust were strongly alluded to: from star-forming regions such as Messier 17, to the Horsehead Nebula in Orion, to the striking dark finger in the Cone Nebula, to the magnificent dark bands in the plane of our Milky Way. "Historically, astromomers from the very beginning have been afraid of dust.

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Table of contents (93 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxiii
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  2. Changing Perceptions of the Morphology and Dust Content in Galaxies

    1. Changing Perceptions of the Morphology and Dust Content in Galaxies

      • David L. Block
      Pages 1-20

  3. How Cold Could Galaxies Be?

    1. How Cold Could Galaxies Be?

      • Mike Disney
      Pages 21-28

  4. Temperature Fluctuations and Very Cold Dust

    1. Temperature Fluctuations and Very Cold Dust

      • W. W. Duley
      Pages 29-33

  5. The Interstellar Medium as Observed by COBE

    1. The Interstellar Medium as Observed by COBE

      • J. C. Mather
      Pages 34-49

  6. Molecular Gas in Spiral Galaxies

    1. Molecular Gas in Spiral Galaxies

      • Ronald J. Allen
      Pages 50-60

  7. Cold Dust Signatures on SNR Gamma Ray Spectra

    1. Cold Dust Signatures on SNR Gamma Ray Spectra

      • O. C. de Jager
      Pages 61-64

  8. Optical and Infrared Images of Galaxies: What’s to be Learned?

    1. Optical and Infrared Images of Galaxies: What’s to be Learned?

      • Jay A. Frogel, A. C. Quillen, R. W. Pogge
      Pages 65-83

  9. Optical, IR, and HI Observations of a Large Complete Cluster Sample

    1. Optical, IR, and HI Observations of a Large Complete Cluster Sample

      • R. Brent Tully, Marc A. W. Verheijen
      Pages 84-97

  10. The Relationship Between Near IR Extinction and CO Emission

    1. The Relationship Between Near IR Extinction and CO Emission

      • Michael W. Regan
      Pages 98-104

  11. Extinction and Dust Column Density in Spiral Disks from FIR vs. UV-Optical Comparison

    1. Extinction and Dust Column Density in Spiral Disks from FIR vs. UV-Optical Comparison

      • C. Xu, V. Buat
      Pages 105-108

  12. The Effects of Supergiants on the Infrared Light Distribution in Galaxies

    1. The Effects of Supergiants on the Infrared Light Distribution in Galaxies

      • D. L. Depoy, A. C. Quillen, A. Berlind, S. V. Ramirez
      Pages 109-112

  13. Reflections at the Registration Desk: Ray White

    1. Reflections at the Registration Desk: Ray White

      • David L. Block, J. Mayo Greenberg
      Pages 113-113

  14. Distribution and Content of Dust in Overlapping Galaxy Systems

    1. Distribution and Content of Dust in Overlapping Galaxy Systems

      • R. E. White III, W. C. Keel, C. J. Conselice
      Pages 114-117

  15. Evolution and Emission of Cold, Warm and Hot Dust Populations in Diffuse and Molecular Clouds

    1. Evolution and Emission of Cold, Warm and Hot Dust Populations in Diffuse and Molecular Clouds

      • J. Mayo Greenberg, Aigen Li
      Pages 118-134

  16. Organics and Ices in Galactic Dust

    1. Organics and Ices in Galactic Dust

      • Yvonne J. Pendleton
      Pages 135-142

  17. Studies of NIR Dust Absorption Features in the Nuclei of Active and IRAS Galaxies

    1. Studies of NIR Dust Absorption Features in the Nuclei of Active and IRAS Galaxies

      • G. S. Wright, A. Bridger, T. R. Geballe, Y. Pendleton
      Pages 143-150

  18. Tiny Grains and Large Molecules in the Milky Way and Other Galaxies

    1. Tiny Grains and Large Molecules in the Milky Way and Other Galaxies

      • K. Sellgren
      Pages 151-154

  19. The Role of UV Observations in Understanding Dust and Its Morphology

    1. The Role of UV Observations in Understanding Dust and Its Morphology

      • N. Brosch, B. Bilenko
      Pages 155-158

  20. Studies of Interstellar Dust and Gas with the Far Ultraviolet Cameras and Far Ultraviolet Imaging Spectrograph Space Shuttle Investigations

    1. Studies of Interstellar Dust and Gas with the Far Ultraviolet Cameras and Far Ultraviolet Imaging Spectrograph Space Shuttle Investigations

      • George R. Carruthers
      Pages 159-169
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Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Computational and Applied Mathematics, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

    David L. Block

  • Huygens Astrophysics Laboratory, University of Leiden, The Netherlands

    J. Mayo Greenberg

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: New Extragalactic Perspectives in the New South Africa

  • Book Subtitle: Proceedings of the International Conference on “Cold Dust and Galaxy Morphology” held in Johannesburg, South Africa, January 22–26, 1996

  • Editors: David L. Block, J. Mayo Greenberg

  • Series Title: Astrophysics and Space Science Library

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-0335-7

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Kluwer Academic Publishers 1996

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-7923-4223-6Due: 31 October 1996

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-010-6637-2Published: 25 December 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-009-0335-7Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0067-0057

  • Series E-ISSN: 2214-7985

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXIII, 653

  • Topics: Astronomy, Observations and Techniques

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