133 citations
- University of the WitwatersrandZA2 papers
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astro-ph.CO2009★ 61 cited
Do Bars Drive Spiral Density Waves?
R. J. Buta, J. H. Knapen, B. G. Elmegreen +5
We present deep near-infrared K_s-band AAT IRIS2 observations of a selected sample of nearby barred spiral galaxies, including some with the strongest known bars. The sample covers…
astro-ph2006★ 133 cited
An almost head-on collision as the origin of two off-centre rings in the Andromeda galaxy
D. L. Block, F. Bournaud, F. Combes +6
The unusual morphology of the Andromeda Spiral (Messier 31, the closest spiral galaxy to the Milky Way) has long been an enigma. Although regarded for decades as showing little evi…