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MOONS: a Multi-Object Optical and Near-infrared Spectrograph for the VLT
M. Cirasuolo, J. Afonso, R. Bender +77
MOONS is a new conceptual design for a Multi-Object Optical and Near-infrared Spectrograph for the Very Large Telescope (VLT), selected by ESO for a Phase A study. The baseline des…
Variability and star formation in Leo T, the lowest luminosity star-forming galaxy known today
Gisella Clementini, Michele Cignoni, Rodrigo Contreras Ramos +5
We present results from the first combined study of variable stars and star formation history (SFH) of the Milky Way (MW) "ultra-faint" dwarf (UFD) galaxy Leo T, based on F606W and…
Stellar Archaeology in the Galactic halo with Ultra-Faint Dwarfs: VII. Hercules
Ilaria Musella, Vincenzo Ripepi, Marcella Marconi +13
We present the first time-series study of the ultra-faint dwarf galaxy Hercules. Using a variety of telescope/instrument facilities we secured about 50 V and 80 B epochs. These dat…
The VMC Survey. V. First results for Classical Cepheids
V. Ripepi, M. I. Moretti, M. Marconi +11
The VISTA Magellanic Cloud (VMC, PI M.R. Cioni) survey is collecting deep Ks-band time-series photometry of the pulsating variable stars hosted by the system formed by the two Mage…
Stellar Archaeology in the Galactic halo with the Ultra-Faint Dwarfs: VI. Ursa Major II
M. Dall'Ora, K. Kinemuchi, V. Ripepi +11
We present a B, V color-magnitude diagram (CMD) of the Milky Way dwarf satellite Ursa Major II (UMa II), spanning the magnitude range from V ~ 15 to V ~ 23.5 mag and extending over…
Ultra Long Period Cepheids: a primary standard candle out to the Hubble flow
G. Fiorentino, G. Clementini, M. Marconi +7
The cosmological distance ladder crucially depends on classical Cepheids (with P=3-80 days), which are primary distance indicators up to 33 Mpc. Within this volume, very few SNe Ia…