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20242026
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6 papers

astro-ph.GA2026

How large can galaxies be? Ultra-deep imaging of IC 1101, the most extended known galaxy

Carlos Marrero-de la Rosa, Ignacio Trujillo, Ignacio Ruiz Cejudo +18

The maximum physical extent that galaxies can reach is poorly understood. In this regard, IC 1101, one of the most extended and massive galaxies known, provides a valuable opportun…

astro-ph.IM2025

J-PLUS: Turning Off the Bright Stars

Sepideh Eskandarlou, Mohammad Akhlaghi, Johan H. Knapen +23

Photometric surveys require precise point spread function (PSF) characterization, as it varies across filters and is crucial for accurate photometry and low surface brightness (LSB…

astro-ph.GA2025

LIGHTS. A robust technique to identify galaxy edges

Giulia Golini, Ignacio Trujillo, Dennis Zaritsky +19

The LIGHTS survey is imaging galaxies at a depth and spatial resolution comparable to what the Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) will produce in 10 years (i.e., 31 mag/a…

astro-ph.GA2025

LIGHTS. The extended point spread functions of the LIGHTS survey at the LBT

Nafise Sedighi, Zahra Sharbaf, Ignacio Trujillo +13

With the arrival of the next generation of ultra-deep optical imaging surveys reaching 30 mag/arcsec (3; 10"10"), the removal of scattered light due to…

astro-ph.GA2025

UV LIGHTS. New tools for revealing the low surface brightness regime in the ultraviolet

Ignacio Ruiz Cejudo, Ignacio Trujillo, Giulia Golini +16

Ultra-deep optical surveys have reached unprecedented depths, facilitating the study of faint galactic structures. However, the ultraviolet bands, crucial for stellar population st…

astro-ph.GA2024

LIGHTS. Survey Overview and a Search for Low Surface Brightness Satellite Galaxies

Dennis Zaritsky, Giulia Golini, Richard Donnerstein +12

We present an overview of the LIGHTS (LBT Imaging of Galactic Halos and Tidal Structures) survey, which currently includes 25 nearby galaxies that are on average 1 mag faint…