South Galactic Pole

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South Galactic Pole

one of the two points of intersection of the celestial sphere with a line perpendicular to the plane of the galactic equator and passing through the center of the sphere. Located in the southern sky, in the constellation Sculptor, the south galactic pole has the following approximate equatorial coordinates: right ascension α = 0^h49 min; declination δ = −27.4°.

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No references found			Using the Sliding Anglo-Australian Telescope on Siding Spring Mountain in Australia, the survey examines objects in two large wedges of sky at the north and south galactic poles. A Dark View of the Universe by COWEN, RON / Science News 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. Probing a universe of bubbles and voids by Peterson, Ivars / Science News			South Carolina, University of South Caspian Lowland South Celestial Pole South Charleston South China Craton South China Sea South Cumberland Recreation Area South Dakota South Dakota School of Mines and Technology South Dakota State Parks South Dakota State University South Dakota, University of south door South Downs South East Point South Ecliptic Pole South El Monte South Equatorial Current South Esther Island State Marine Park South Euclid South Farmingdale South Fiji Basin south foehn South Fork State Recreation Area south frigid zone South Galactic Pole South Gate south geographical pole south geomagnetic pole South Georgia South Glamorgan South Gloucestershire South Hadley South Higgins Lake State Park South Holland South Houston South India, Church of South Indian bronze South Indian Current South Island South Kensington Museum South Kingstown South Korea South Korea Constitution Day South Korea Memorial Day South Lanarkshire South Llano River State Park South Manchurian Railway South Miami South Milwaukee South Moravia			South Fork Catawba River South Fork Catawba River South Fork Clinch River South Fork Feather River South Fork Forest Camp South Fork High School South Fork Irrigation District South Fork Kentucky River South Fork Kentucky River South Fork of the American River South Fork of the Crow River Watershed South Fork State Recreation Area South Fork Water Board South Forsyth High School South Fort Myers High School South Franklin Street Partners South Fraser Community Band South Fraser Community Futures South Fraser Community Services Society South Fraser Concert Band South Fremantle Football Club South Fremont South Fremont Senior Citizens Center South Frigid Zone South Frigid Zone South Frisco Jazz Band South Fulton Concerned Citizens South Galactic Pole South Gate South Gate South Gate High School South Gate Youth Football South Gateway Neighborhood Association South General Area Services South General Purpose Facilities south geographical pole South Geomagnetic Pole South Georgia South Georgia South Georgia & The South Sandwich Island South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands South Georgia and the Islands South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands South Georgia Businesses for Economic Development South Georgia College South Georgia College Entry Program South Georgia Folklife Project South Georgia Heritage Trust South Georgia History Project South Georgia Maritime Zone South Georgia Medical Center South Georgia Motorsports Park South Georgia Paranormal Association South Georgia Paranormal Investigators

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