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Publication
South African Journal of Science
Review
Cold dust and galaxy morphology: A new perspective
Abstract
New astronomical detectors in the infrared are revolutionizing how we view galaxies. They reveal for the first time the distribution of stellar mass in the disks of spiral galaxies, and they penetrate obscuration from dust better than ever before. The new information is startling in many cases, and sure to vitalize scientific interest even in the most common galaxies, like the Milk Way.