Research Research Projects Dust in the Milky Way Galaxy Dust in the Milky Way affects astronomical observations. Here we try too improve our knowledge of its distribution. Observatory Mount Stromlo Observatory label Research theme Research themes Galactic archaeology traffic Project status Project status Potential Contact contact_support Contact Contact name Christian Wolf Contact email christian.wolf@anu.edu.au Contact number 61256373 Content navigation toc About Image Nearby dust in our Milky Way Galaxy creates sometimes spectacular pictures of cosmic landscapes, but for the researcher it also poses a challenge: it changes the colours of the galaxies and quasars behind the dust and it dims their light, making them less recognisable and giving them a misleading appearance. In this project we aim to use these background objects to actually reconstruct the distribution of dust in the Milky Way, using data from SkyMapper, Gaia, GALEX, VISTA and WISE. As a result, we will be able to reconstruct the true nature of the galaxies and quasars and obtain a better 3D map of the Universe around us. Members Supervisor Associate Professor Christian Wolf RSAA Honours program convenor
