Higher Resolution: Extragalactic Close-ups

Need to connect our understanding of nearby SFRs with "empirical" extragalactic SF results

• 1 pc at 1 Mpc is 0.2"
• 1 km baseline at 450 microns gives 0.1" resolution
• ALMA gives HST resolution

CO (contours) on H I (color)

in NGC 3627 (BIMA)

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