Astronomy:Reynolds Layer
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The Reynolds Layer is a layer of ionised hydrogen gas in the plane of the Milky Way. It was named after Ron Reynolds[1] who discovered that there is such gas. The layer is a disk 750,000 light years in diameter, and 6000 light years thick. The whole disk rotates in the same direction as the Milky Way.[2]
References
- ↑ "Ron Reynolds at Wisconsin Astronomy". U Wisconsin. 11 November 2021. https://www.astro.wisc.edu/staff/reynolds-ron/.
- ↑ Devitt, Terry (12 April 2017). "Project brings Milky Way's ionized hydrogen into focus". https://phys.org/news/2017-04-milky-ionized-hydrogen-focus.html. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reynolds Layer.
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