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The Zero Point of Extinction toward Baade's Window from RR Lyrae Stars
We measure the zero point of the Stanek extinction map by comparing the observed (V-K) colors of 20 RR Lyrae stars (type ab) found in the MACHO survey with their intrinsic (V-K)0 colors as a function of period as determined from nearby RR Lyrae stars. We find that the zero …