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Structure of the ionized gas near the surface of a molecular cloud. Note the sharpness of the ionization front in the northeast part of the picture, at the interface with the molecular cloud and the smooth decrease in the opposite direction where the ionized gas is free to expand.

Investigator(s):  M. Felli, R.M. Hjellming

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Technical Data

Telescope	VLA
Date of Observation	1980-02-00
Type of Observation	Continuum Observations
Band	C
Wavelength	6 cm
Frequency	5.0 GHz
Center of Image	RA: 03:03:17.90, Dec: 60:27:52.00 (B1950)
Field of View	0.0500 x 0.0500 degrees
Technical Caption	VLA in hybrid configuration using 22 antennas.



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