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The 35 pages that link to Interstellar extinction, each with the reason it gives.

• Interstellar mediumRelated: Dust changes the apparent brightness and color of sources viewed through the medium.

• Molecular cloudRelated: Extinction maps reveal the dust columns that mark dense cloud material.

• Cepheid variableRelated: Uncorrected extinction makes observed Cepheids appear fainter and therefore farther away.

• Interstellar dustRelated: Dust grains dim and redden distant stars by absorbing and scattering their light.

• Standard candleRelated: Dust makes a candle appear fainter, biasing its inferred distance unless corrected.

• Variable starRelated: Changing foreground dust can mimic variability by changing how much light reaches Earth.

• Distance modulusRelated: Extinction increases apparent magnitude and must be corrected for accurate distance estimates.

• Emission nebulaRelated: Dust mixed with or in front of an emission nebula alters the light measured from it.

• Galactic CenterRelated: Dust obscures the Galactic Center at visible wavelengths, making infrared observations essential.

• Harlow ShapleyRelated: Unrecognized dust absorption complicated early estimates of distances across the Milky Way.

• Observational astronomyRelated: Extinction can make distant sources appear fainter and redder than they are.

• Period–luminosity relationRelated: Uncorrected extinction makes a pulsator appear fainter and therefore farther away.

• NebulaRelated: Dust in a nebula can make stars behind it appear fainter and redder.

• Light scatteringRelated: Dust scattering removes and redirects starlight, altering astronomical observations.

• Atmospheric extinctionCompared with: It resembles atmospheric extinction observationally but occurs beyond Earth's atmosphere.

• Cosmic dustRelated: Dust grains make distant stars appear fainter and redder than they would otherwise.

• Circumstellar mediumCompared with: Separating circumstellar extinction from interstellar extinction clarifies a star’s observed light.

• Tip of the red giant branchRelated: Dust can make the observed tip fainter and redder than its intrinsic appearance.

• Bok globuleRelated: Dust in a globule blocks background starlight, making the cloud appear dark.

• Lyman SpitzerRelated: Spitzer's studies of interstellar matter addressed how material between stars alters astronomical observations.

• Reflection nebulaRelated: Dust both redirects light into view and removes light from direct sight.

• Galactic planeRelated: Dust concentrated near the plane obscures distant stars along many sightlines.

• Local Interstellar CloudRelated: Nearby stellar sightlines help assess how much dust lies in the local environment.

• Zone of AvoidanceRelated: Dust dims and reddens background galaxies along lines of sight through the Galactic plane.

• Coalsack NebulaRelated: Extinction explains why the Coalsack’s dense regions look especially dark.

• Electromagnetic astronomyRelated: Extinction alters observed brightness and colors before radiation reaches a telescope.

• Local BubbleRelated: The Bubble's low-density interior helps explain unusually clear sightlines to nearby stars.

• Rho Ophiuchi cloud complexRelated: Dust in the complex both hides young stars and makes its nebulae appear dark.

• Visible-light astronomyRelated: It alters visible brightness and color, complicating distance and temperature estimates.

• Interstellar cloudRelated: Dust within clouds can dim distant stars and alter their observed colors.

• NGC 6302Related: Dust in the nebula obscures its central star and affects observations across wavelengths.

• Robert BrownRelated: It obscures the Galactic center in visible light, making radio observations essential.

• Cygnus LoopRelated: Dust extinction affects estimates of the Loop’s distance and emitted brightness.

• LBV 1806−20Related: Heavy extinction toward the Galactic center makes the star difficult to characterize.

• List of interstellar and circumstellar moleculesCompared with: Dust both obscures molecular environments and provides surfaces for chemical formation.