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The DIRECT Project
Lucas Macri
The DIRECT project aims to determine direct distances to two important galaxies in the cosmological distance ladder -- M31 and M33 -- using detached eclipsing binaries (DEBs) and C…
astro-ph2003★ 55 cited
DIRECT Distances to Nearby Galaxies Using Detached Eclipsing Binaries and Cepheids. IX. Variables in the Field M31Y Discovered with Image Subtraction
A. Z. Bonanos, K. Z. Stanek, D. D. Sasselov +3
The DIRECT Project aims to obtain direct distances to two Local Group galaxies, M31 and M33, which occupy a crucial position near the bottom of the cosmological distance ladder. Th…
astro-ph2003★ 17 cited
New X-ray quasars behind the Small Magellanic Cloud
A. Dobrzycki, K. Z. Stanek, L. M. Macri +1
We present five X-ray quasars behind the Small Magellanic Cloud, increasing the number of known quasars behind the SMC by ca. 40%. They were identified via follow-up spectroscopy o…