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GALExtin: A VO-Service for Estimating Galactic Interstellar Extinction

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The distribution of interstellar matter is a fundamental aspect of the structure of our Galaxy. Its knowledge is critical for determining distances and color corrections, for star counts and brightness models of the Galaxy, and also for extinction corrections of spectra, among other applications. In this context, we are developing a VO-Service called GALExtin that provides interstellar extinction estimates for any direction in the sky using available 2D maps, 3D models, catalogs with extinction and diffuse emission measurements. The service is naturally useful for estimating interstellar extinction toward star clusters.

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E. Amôres and V. Arsenijevic acknowledge support from FCT under grants no. SFRH/BPD/42239/2007 and SFRH/BPD/47498/2008, respectively. This work has been partially funded by FCT project PDCTE/CTE-AST/81711/2003.

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    Eduardo Amôres, André Moitinho & Vladan Arsenijevic

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Amôres, E., Moitinho, A., Arsenijevic, V., Sodré, L. (2012). GALExtin: A VO-Service for Estimating Galactic Interstellar Extinction. In: Moitinho, A., Alves, J. (eds) Star Clusters in the Era of Large Surveys. Astrophysics and Space Science Proceedings. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-22113-2_12

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