An Explanation of the Visible Distribution
of Weak Galaxies at High Latitudes

B. I. Fesenko

Pedagogical Institute, Pskov, Russia

Received August 24, 1995

Abstract—The visible distribution of galaxies in the sky is modeled, taking account of both their spatial clus-
tering and the effects of nonuniform light absorption in the Galaxy. The relative fluctuation of the numbers of
galaxies n and n' in area elements separated by is defined by the expression = (n n')²/ (n + n' + 0.01).
Thedependence of the quantity on the angle for 1.5° in the Lick Observatory counts for Galactic lat-
itude b > 60 may be explained only as the effect of nonuniform interstellar absorption.

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