Dwarf galaxies in the Local Group: the VLT perspective
arXiv:astro-ph/0109548 · doi:10.1007/10857019_27
Abstract
Recent results on the evolution of Local Group dwarf galaxies obtained from VLT imaging and spectroscopy are briefly reviewed, and prospects for dwarf galaxy research at the VLT are discussed in the light of the current and forthcoming instrumentation. Some aspects of future instrument developments, such as deep wide-field imaging at both optical and near-infrared wavelengths that may be of advantage for research on the evolution of dwarf galaxies, are briefly discussed.
6 pages, 3 figures. To be published in the Proceedings of the ESO Workshop Scientific Drivers for ESO Future VLT/VLTI Instrumentation, J. Bergeron and G. Monnet, Eds., Springer Verlag 2001