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zone of avoidance

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zone of avoidance [′zōn əv ə′vȯid·əns]
(astronomy)
An irregularly shaped area in the Milky Way Galaxy in which no extragalactic nebulae are observed because of the presence of interstellar matter.


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Although the planet we discovered conceivably could be closer to the star without being harmed by it, there appears to be a zone of avoidance around such stars of about 0.
329 QB857 In these proceedings from the March-April 2004 conference, contributors describe their work in large surveys and large-scale structures (including clusters and large clusters in the Sloan Survey), in topics related to ZOA research (such as using galaxies to determine reddenings), in large-scale structures in the zone of avoidance, including surveys, in nearby large-scale structures, and in special properties of certain galaxy samples.
Although the planet we discovered conceivably could be closer to the star without being harmed by it, there appears to be a zone of avoidance around such stars of about 0.
 
 
 
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