The star clusters of the Magellanic Clouds

Details The star clusters of the Magellanic Clouds The star clusters of the Magellanic Clouds

Jun 2009

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The Ages of Stars, Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, IAU Symposium, Volume 258, p. 275-286

Astronomy and Astrophysics

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Magellanic Clouds, Galaxies: Individual (Large Magellanic Cloud, Small Magellanic Cloud), Galaxies: Star Clusters, Galaxies: Formation, Galaxies: Evolution

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The Magellanic Clouds possess extensive systems of rich star clusters. These objects span a wide range in age and metal abundance, and are close enough to be fully resolved into individual stars. They represent the most accessible examples of such clusters and are therefore key to a wide variety of astronomical research. In this contribution I describe recent results from work on several problems in Magellanic Cloud cluster astronomy of relevance to The Ages of Stars. These include testing and constraining stellar evolution and simple stellar population models, investigating the formation and evolution of the Clouds themselves, and the discovery of several intermediate-age clusters which apparently possess more than one stellar population.

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