Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
Dec 1997
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HST Proposal ID #7980
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
Hst Proposal Id #7980 Extragalactic Astrophysics
Scientific paper
This project involves a photometric study of galaxies seen through the bodies of several Local Group galaxies. The high resolution of WFPC2 images will be used with automated techniques to identify galaxies at various magnitude limits. For three different magnitude regimes we will use three different techniques for studying the optical effects of the dust content: 1} for the brighter galaxies the integrated colors will be determined and compared to those of similar Hubble types in the field, which follow a fairly narrow color- type relationship; 2} for a selection of galaxies that goes to somewhat fainter limits, we will be able to measure magnitudes in three colors, allowing us to determine reddening by comparison with the field galaxy color-color relations; and 3} the identified galaxies of all brightnesses will be counted, using automated techniques, and the counts will be compared to galaxy densities in the field. The goal is a map of the TOTAL extinction and reddening through the Local Group galaxies, which can be compared to maps of the HI, molecular gas and infrared radiation, so that astrophysical conclusions can be made.
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