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Simultaneous PSF Matching via Dual Kernel Optimization
Carter Lee Rhea, Pieter Van Dokkum, Roberto Abraham +6
Standard point spread function (PSF) matching algorithms consider one image as the reference and aim to find a convolution kernel such that, when applied to the reference image, th…
Numerous bow shocks in the outer Helix Nebula
Pieter van Dokkum, Roberto Abraham, William P. Bowman +5
Near the end of their lives, low- and intermediate-mass stars expel metal-enriched material in winds and outflows, ultimately producing planetary nebulae (PNe). The ejected materia…
Predicting the Kinematics of the Cold Circumgalactic Medium from its Morphology using Convolutional Neural Networks
Connor Jennings, Earl P. Bellinger, Imad Pasha +2
We present a novel approach to predicting plane-of-sky velocities of cold gas clouds in the circumgalactic medium (CGM) of galaxies. The method uses a convolutional neural network…
Hyrax: An Extensible Framework for Rapid ML Experimentation and Unsupervised Discovery in the Era of Rubin, Roman, and Euclid
Aritra Ghosh, Drew Oldag, Michael Tauraso +29
The NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory, Roman Space Telescope, Euclid, and other next-generation surveys will deliver imaging, spectroscopic, and time-domain data at scales that inc…
A Third Galaxy Missing Dark Matter along a Trail of Galaxies in the NGC 1052 Field
Michael A. Keim, Pieter van Dokkum, Zili Shen +2
While most dwarf galaxies are strongly dark matter dominated, two remarkable objects in the NGC 1052 field, DF2 and DF4, appear to lack dark matter. DF2 and DF4 were recently found…
dfcosmic: A Python package for cosmic ray removal
Carter Lee Rhea, Pieter van Dokkum, Steven R. Janssens +5
Astronomical images often show sharp features that are caused by cosmic ray (CR) hits, hot pixels, or non-Gaussian noise. L.A.Cosmic (van Dokkum 2001) is a widely used edge detecti…
JWST Confirmation of a Runaway Supermassive Black Hole via its Supersonic Bow Shock
Pieter van Dokkum, Connor Jennings, Imad Pasha +6
We present JWST/NIRSpec IFU observations of a candidate runaway supermassive black hole at the tip of a 62 kpc-long linear feature at z=0.96. The JWST data show a sharp kinematic d…
The SAGA Survey. VI. The Size-Mass Relation for Low-Mass Galaxies Across Environments
Yasmeen Asali, Marla Geha, Erin Kado-Fong +10
We investigate how Milky Way-like environments influence the sizes and structural properties of low-mass galaxies by comparing satellites of Milky Way analogs from the Satellites A…
Using Symbolic Regression to Emulate the Radial Fourier Transform of the Sérsic profile for Fast, Accurate and Differentiable Galaxy Profile Fitting
Tim B. Miller, Imad Pasha
Galaxy profile fitting is a ubiquitous technique that provides the backbone for photometric and morphological measurements in modern extragalactic surveys. A recent innovation in p…
Dangerous Questions in Astronomy Education
Michael Fitzgerald, Rachel Freed, Dan Reichart +63
As astronomy enters an era defined by global telescope networks, petabyte-scale surveys, and powerful computational tools, the longstanding goals of astronomy education, particular…
Quantitative Morphology of Galactic Cirrus in Deep Optical Imaging
Qing Liu, Peter Martin, Roberto Abraham +9
Imaging of optical Galactic cirrus, the spatially resolved form of diffuse Galactic light, provides important insights into the properties of the diffuse interstellar medium (ISM)…
The Infinity Galaxy: a Candidate Direct-Collapse Supermassive Black Hole Between Two Massive, Ringed Nuclei
Pieter van Dokkum, Gabriel Brammer, Josephine F. W. Baggen +3
We report the discovery of an unusual z=1.14 object, dubbed the galaxy, in JWST imaging of the COSMOS field. Its rest-frame near-IR light is dominated by two compact nucle…
Cold gas in a post-starburst pair at z ~ 1.4: major mergers as a pathway to quenching in the HeavyMetal survey
Katherine A. Suess, Aliza G. Beverage, Mariska Kriek +12
Recent observations at low redshift have revealed that some post-starburst galaxies retain significant molecular gas reservoirs despite low ongoing star formation rates, challengin…
Further Evidence for a Direct-Collapse Origin of the Supermassive Black Hole at the Center of the Infinity Galaxy
Pieter van Dokkum, Gabriel Brammer, Connor Jennings +2
The z=1.14 galaxy consists of two ringed nuclei with an active supermassive black hole (SMBH) in between them. The system is likely the result of a nearly face-on collisio…
Kinematic Confirmation of a Remarkable Linear Trail of Galaxies in the NGC 1052 Field, Consistent with Formation in a High-Speed Bullet Dwarf Collision
Michael A. Keim, Pieter van Dokkum, Zili Shen +6
A unique linear trail of diffuse galaxies was recently identified in the NGC 1052 field. This trail includes the remarkable, ultra-diffuse galaxies DF2 and DF4 which lack dark matt…
dfreproject: A Python package for astronomical reprojection
Carter Lee Rhea, Pieter Van Dokkum, Steven R. Janssens +5
Deep astronomical images are often constructed by digitially stacking many individual sub-exposures. Each sub-exposure is expected to show small differences in the positions of sta…
The Bullseye: HST, Keck/KCWI, and Dragonfly Characterization of a Giant Nine-Ringed Galaxy
Imad Pasha, Pieter G. van Dokkum, Qing Liu +5
We report the discovery and multiwavelength followup of LEDA 1313424 ("Bullseye"), a collisional ring galaxy (CRG) with nine readily-identified rings -- the most so far reported fo…
Fuzzy Galaxies or Cirrus? Decomposition of Galactic Cirrus in Deep Wide-Field Images
Qing Liu, Roberto Abraham, Peter G. Martin +12
Diffuse Galactic cirrus, or Diffuse Galactic Light (DGL), can be a prominent component in the background of deep wide-field imaging surveys. The DGL provides unique insights into t…
First Results from the Dragonfly Ultrawide Survey: the Largest Eleven Quenched Diffuse Dwarf Galaxies in 3100 deg with Spectroscopic Confirmation
Zili Shen, William P. Bowman, Pieter van Dokkum +7
The Dragonfly Telephoto Array employs a unique design to detect very large and diffuse galaxies, which might be missed with conventional telescopes. The Dragonfly Ultrawide Survey…
Silkscreen: Direct Measurements of Galaxy Distances from Survey Image Cutouts
Tim B. Miller, Imad Pasha, Ava Polzin +1
With upcoming wide field surveys from the ground and space the number of known dwarf galaxies at Mpc is expected to dramatically increase. Insight into their nature a…
Realizing the potential of the Dragonfly Spectral Line Mapper: Calibration methods and on-sky performance
Deborah M. Lokhorst, Seery Chen, Imad Pasha +8
The Dragonfly Spectral Line Mapper is an innovative all-refracting telescope designed to carry out ultra-low surface brightness wide-field mapping of visible wavelength line emissi…
Software infrastructure for the highly-distributed semi-autonomous Dragonfly Spectral Line Mapper
Imad Pasha, Seery Chen, Deborah Lokhorst +6
The Dragonfly Spectral Line Mapper (DSLM) is a semi-autonomous, distributed-aperture based telescope design, featuring a modular setup of 120 Canon telephoto lenses, and equal numb…
The Dragonfly Spectral Line Mapper: Completion of the 120-lens array
Seery Chen, Deborah M. Lokhorst, Imad Pasha +7
The Dragonfly Spectral Line Mapper is a mosaic telescope comprising 120 Canon telephoto lenses, based on the design of the Dragonfly Telephoto Array. With a wide field of view, and…
The Heavy Metal Survey: The Evolution of Stellar Metallicities, Abundance Ratios, and Ages of Massive Quiescent Galaxies Since z~2
Aliza G. Beverage, Mariska Kriek, Katherine A. Suess +11
We present the elemental abundances and ages of 19 massive quiescent galaxies at and from the Keck Heavy Metal Survey. The ultra-deep LRIS and MOSFIRE spectra…