1. GALExtin: an alternative online tool to determine the interstellar extinction in the Milky Way.
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Amôres, Eduardo B, Jesus, Ricardo M, Moitinho, André, Arsenijevic, Vladan, Levenhagen, Ronaldo S, Marshall, Douglas J, Kerber, Leandro O, Künzel, Roseli, and Moura, Rodrigo A
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INTERSTELLAR reddening ,USER interfaces ,PROGRAMMING languages - Abstract
Estimates of interstellar extinction are essential in a broad range of astronomical research. In the last decades, several maps and models of the large-scale interstellar extinction in the Galaxy have been published. However, these maps and models have been developed in different programming languages, with different user interfaces and input/output formats, which makes using and comparing results from these maps and models difficult. To address this issue, we have developed a tool called GALE xtin (http://www.galextin.org), which estimates interstellar extinction based on both available 3D models/maps and 2D maps. The user only needs to provide a list with coordinates (and distance) and to choose a model/map. GALE xtin will then provide an output list with extinction estimates. It can be implemented in any other portal or model that requires interstellar extinction estimates. Here, a general overview of GALE xtin is presented, along with its capabilities, validation, performance and some results. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2021
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