The Vashakidze–Oort Method

The Vashakidze–Oort Method, is a method used in astronomy to study the spatial distribution of stars in our galaxy. M. Vashakidze (1937) and the Dutch astronomer J. Oort (Holland, 1938) independently derived a formula and developed a method that makes it possible, using the counts of stars in the direction of the Galactic pole and regardless of the effect of light absorption, to calculate the stellar density in any other direction at lower galactic latitudes, where the effect of light absorption is significant.

This method played a crucial role in the study of the structure of our galaxy, which at the time was one of the most important problems. The Vashakidze–Oort Method is widely used in stellar astronomy, fields studying variable stars, and others.

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