Extinction
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Interstellar extinction is the absorption and scattering of starlight by dust and gas in the interstellar medium. It makes distant stars appear both dimmer and redder (reddening), requiring astronomers to correct for it when measuring intrinsic brightness.
Category: Observational Astronomy