Shrouds of the night

By David L. Block

The Milky Way has captivated the mind of multitudes ever since the beginning of time. Particularly striking are its apparent dusty gaping voids. With the advent of near-infrared technology, astrono...

Star Watch

By David Block

Starwatch

By David Block

Toward a New Millennium in Galaxy Morphology

By International Conference Toward A New Millennium In Galaxy Morphology From Z 0 To The Lyman Break 1999 Midrand South Africa

Starwatch

By David Block

A photographic atlas of primarily late type spirals printed as if each galaxy were at the same distance

By David L. Block

Penetrating Bars through Masks of Cosmic Dust

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Galaxies and their masks

By David L. Block

Toward a New Millennium in Galaxy Morphology

By Ivanio Puerari, David L. Block, Alan Stockton, DeWet Ferreira

South Africa - a land of paradigm shifts. A land where we are willing to leave behind the old, to bravely accept the new. What do we need to exit the dark ages in the morphology of galaxies? How pr...

New Extragalactic Perspectives in the New South Africa

By David L. Block, J. Mayo Greenberg

What is the nature and composition of the dust grains responsible for the visual extinction in our Galaxy and in other galaxies beyond? What are the ranges in temperature of dust grains? Can these...