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Baade's Window

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Baade's Window is a part of celestial sphere 2001-09-27 09:33:34.0
has definition A clearing in the dust clouds of the constellation Sagittarius where astronomers can view stars in the Galactic bulge. Baade's window lies four degrees south of the Galactic center, so an observer's line of sight passes within 1800 light-years of the Milky Way's center. has source: Croswell, K. 1995 The Alchemy of the Heavens, Anchor Books, 2001-09-27 09:33:34.0
is an instance of equatorial sky area

equatorial sky area is defined using equatorial coordinates

quantity has unit 2001-09-27 09:33:12.0

number has value 2001-09-27 09:32:57.0

Baade's Window	is a part of celestial sphere
	has definition A clearing in the dust clouds of the constellation Sagittarius where astronomers can view stars in the Galactic bulge. Baade's window lies four degrees south of the Galactic center, so an observer's line of sight passes within 1800 light-years of the Milky Way's center.
	is an instance of equatorial sky area
equatorial sky area	is defined using equatorial coordinates
quantity	has unit
number	has value