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DESI maps C-19, an extremely metal-poor Milky Way stellar stream

Using the Mayall 4-meter telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory, an international team of astronomers has observed C-19—an extremely metal-poor stellar stream in the Milky Way's halo. Results of the observational campaign, published March 11 on the arXiv pre-print server, provide crucial insigh...

DESI maps C-19, an extremely metal-poor Milky Way stellar stream
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Using the Mayall 4-meter telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory, an international team of astronomers has observed C-19—an extremely metal-poor stellar stream in the Milky Way's halo. Results of the observational campaign, published March 11 on the arXiv pre-print server, provide crucial insights into the properties of this stellar stream.

Originally published at Phys.org

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