Schematic cut through heliosphere and the VLISM in the meridional plane that contains the interstellar magnetic field ( B _ISM) and the Sun. The undisturbed VLISM lies outside the BW or BS on the right, where the interstellar flow is unaffected by the presence of the heliosphere. In the pristine VLISM, neutral atoms (green solid arrows) and plasma (green dashed arrows) have the same velocity V _ISNinfinity relative to the Sun. Between the HP and BW is the disturbed VLISM (or outer HS), where the interstellar plasma flow is slowed down and diverted around the HP. Here, the interstellar magnetic field ( B _ISM) is compressed and draped around the HP. The maximum compression occurs where B _ISM is parallel to the HP. Between the HP and the TS is the HS or inner HS, which contains the subsonic SW, along with PUIs and suprathermal particles. The HP separates the solar and interstellar domains. Also indicated are the trajectories of Voyagers 1 and 2, projected onto this meridional plane.