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astro-ph.GA2012★ 54 cited

A VLT/FLAMES study of the peculiar intermediate-age Large Magellanic Cloud star cluster NGC 1846 - I. Kinematics

A. D. Mackey, G. S. Da Costa, A. M. N. Ferguson +1

In this paper we present high resolution VLT/FLAMES observations of red giant stars in the massive intermediate-age Large Magellanic Cloud star cluster NGC 1846, which, on the basi…

astro-ph.GA2012★ 49 cited

A Pan-STARRS1 View of the Bifurcated Sagittarius Stream

C. T. Slater, E. F. Bell, E. F. Schlafly +12

We use data from the Pan-STARRS1 survey to present a panoramic view of the Sagittarius tidal stream in the southern Galactic hemisphere. As a result of the extensive sky coverage o…

astro-ph.GA2012★ 45 cited

Young accreted globular clusters in the outer halo of M31

A. D. Mackey, A. P. Huxor, A. M. N. Ferguson +6

We report on Gemini/GMOS observations of two newly discovered globular clusters in the outskirts of M31. These objects, PAndAS-7 and PAndAS-8, lie at a galactocentric radius of ~87…

astro-ph.GA2012★ 63 cited

Tearing the Veil: interaction of the Orion Nebula with its neutral environment

Paul P. van der Werf, W. M. Goss, C. R. O'Dell

We present HI 21cm observations of the Orion Nebula, obtained with the Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array, at an angular resolution of 7.2"x5.7" and a velocity resolution of 0.77 km/s…

astro-ph.GA2012★ 190 cited

A Cool Dust Factory in the Crab Nebula: A Herschel Study of the Filaments

H. L. Gomez, O. Krause, M. J. Barlow +13

Whether supernovae are major sources of dust in galaxies is a long-standing debate. We present infrared and submillimeter photometry and spectroscopy from the Herschel Space Observ…

astro-ph.GA2012★ 73 cited

The VLT-FLAMES Tarantula Survey. IX. The interstellar medium seen through Diffuse Interstellar Bands and neutral sodium

Jacco Th. van Loon, Mandy Bailey, Benjamin L. Tatton +11

The Tarantula Nebula (30 Dor) is a spectacular star-forming region in the Large Magellanic Cloud, seen through gas in the Galactic Disc and Halo. Diffuse Interstellar Bands offer a…