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galactic pole [gə′lak·tik ′pōl] (astronomy) On the celestial sphere, either of the two points 90° from the galactic equator. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Szalay of Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore and his collaborators initially determined the positions of galaxies along a long, narrow line of sight -- a pencil beam -- in the direction of the Milky Way's north and south galactic poles. |
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