AAS 196th Meeting, June 2000
Session 35. High Resolution Spectroscopy at Visible and Ultraviolet Wavelengths
Topical Session Oral, Wednesday, June 7, 2000, 8:30-10:00am, 10:45am-12:30pm, 2:30-4:00pm, 4:15-6:00pm, Highland A/K

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[35.19] The Local Bubble - the first 200pc around the Sun

B.Y. Welsh (Space Sciences Laboratory, UC Berkeley)

We present a short overview of high resolution (R = 100,000) spectroscopic observations of interstellar absorption in the Local Bubble, which is an asymmetric region of very low density gas surrounding the Sun extending to almost 200pc in some galactic directions. Absorption in the local interstellar cloud, the local fluff, the Local Bubble neutral interface wall and highly ionized local regions are presented.

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