Distribution of stars and gas in the Magellanic Stream tip region. In the upper panel we plot the distribution of stars (large circles) and the MS (from Nidever et al. 2008; small circles), while in the middle panel we plot the same stars and compact clouds from Putman et al. (2002; squares). We present the data in Magellanic Stream coordinates from Nidever et al. (2008). All symbols are color coded according to V_GSR in the top two panels. In the lowest panel we plot the same objects as in the top two panels in different coordinates (V_GSR vs. Magellanic Stream longitude). Symbols remain the same, but the color coding reflects R_GAL only for the stars (otherwise symbols are gray because distances to the gas are unknown).