3 papers
astro-ph2004
Peculiar velocities in the Zone of Avoidance: Determining the Distance to the Norma cluster
P. A. Woudt, A. P. Fairall, R. C. Kraan-Korteweg +4
Deep J, H and Ks photometry of the low Galactic latitude Norma cluster has been obtained with the 1.4-m Infrared Survey Facility (IRSF) and with SOFI on the NTT. Together with spec…
astro-ph2004
Planetary Nebulae as Probes of the Chemical Evolution of Dynamically Hot Systems
Michael G. Richer, Marshall L. McCall
The measurement of chemical abundances in planetary nebulae in nearby galaxies is now relatively straightforward. The challenge is to use these chemical abundances to infer the che…
astro-ph1998
The chemical evolution of dynamically hot galaxies
Michael G. Richer, Marshall L. McCall, Grazyna Stasinska
We investigate the chemical properties of M32, the bulges of M31 and the Milky Way, and the dwarf spheroidal galaxies NGC 205, NGC 185, Sagittarius, and Fornax using previously pub…