- high velocity clouds
- nubes de alta velocidad
English-Spanish dictionary of astronomy terms. 2014.
English-Spanish dictionary of astronomy terms. 2014.
Magellanic Stream — Not to be confused with Magellanic Bridge. Magellanic Stream Type Intergalactic High Velocity Cloud Observation data (Epoch J2000.0) Right ascension 00h 32m … Wikipedia
Galaxy — This article is about the astronomical structure. For other uses, see Galaxy (disambiguation). NGC 4414, a typical spiral galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices, is about 55,000 light years in diameter and approximately 60 million light… … Wikipedia
Interstellar cloud — is the generic name given to an accumulation of gas, plasma and dust in our and other galaxies. Put differently, an interstellar cloud is a denser than average region of the interstellar medium. Depending on the density, size and temperature of a … Wikipedia
Hochgeschwindigkeitswolke — Hochgeschwindigkeitswolken (auch HVC, für High Velocity Cloud) sind ein astronomisches Phänomen. Sie bestehen aus extrem heißem und dünnem Plasma (ionisiertem Gas). Sie befinden sich im galaktischen Halo und im intergalaktischen Medium. Ihre… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Local Group — The Local Group is the group of galaxies that includes our galaxy, the Milky Way. The group comprises over 35 galaxies, with its gravitational center located somewhere between the Milky Way and the Andromeda Galaxy. The galaxies of the Local… … Wikipedia
HVC — astr. abbr. High Velocity Clouds lun. sc. abbr. High Velocity Clouds abbr. Hue Value Chroma (model) (Tektronic, DTP) … United dictionary of abbreviations and acronyms
Spiralgalaxie — Foto der Spiralgalaxie Messier 101 vom Hubble Weltraumteleskop Eine Spiralgalaxie ist eine scheibenförmige Galaxie, d. h. ein eigenständiges Sternsystem, mit einem ausgeprägtem Spiralmuster. Der Zentralbereich, Bulge genannt, ist sphäroidal… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Galactic corona — The terms galactic corona and gaseous corona have been used in the first decade of the twenty first century to describe a hot, ionised, gaseous component in the Galactic halo of the Milky Way. A similar body of very hot and tenuous gas in the… … Wikipedia
Couronne galactique — Les termes couronne galactique et couronne gazeuse sont utilisés depuis la première décennie du XXIe siècle pour décrire une composante du halo galactique de la Voie lactée constituée de gaz chaud ionisé. Ces termes peuvent également s… … Wikipédia en Français
Milky Way Galaxy — Large spiral galaxy (roughly 150,000 light years in diameter) that contains Earth s solar system. It includes the multitude of stars whose light is seen as the Milky Way, the irregular luminous band that encircles the sky defining the plane of… … Universalium
volcano — /vol kay noh/, n., pl. volcanoes, volcanos. 1. a vent in the earth s crust through which lava, steam, ashes, etc., are expelled, either continuously or at irregular intervals. 2. a mountain or hill, usually having a cuplike crater at the summit,… … Universalium