Loop I Bubble

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3D representation of the Local Bubble (white) with neighbouring Molecular Clouds (pink) and a section of the Loop I Bubble (blue).

The Loop I Bubble is a cavity in the interstellar medium (ISM) of the Orion Arm of the Milky Way. From our Sun's point of view, it is situated towards the Galactic Center of the Milky Way galaxy. Two conspicuous tunnels connect the Local Bubble with the Loop I cavity (the Lupus Tunnel).[1]

The Loop I Bubble is located roughly 100 parsecs or roughly 330 light years from our Sun.

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References

  1. ↑ Lallement, R.; Welsh, B. Y.; Vergely, J. L.; Crifo, F.; Sfeir, D. (2003). "3D mapping of the dense interstellar gas around the Local Bubble". Astronomy and Astrophysics 411 (3): 447. Bibcode:2003A&A...411..447L. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20031214. 
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