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... 1.4 Completed WF/PC-2 8592 (Pixel Microlensing of M87) The WF/PC-2 was used to undertake a pixel microlensing study of M87 in order to: 1} probe the lower end of the M87 IMF via star-star lensing, 2} possibly obtain the first evidence of Massive Compact Objects (MACHOs) in the halo of a galaxy other than our own, and 3} search for intracluster MACHOs. ... They are also the only sample of galaxies selected on the basis of their mass rather than their luminosity or surface brightness. ...

... Contacts . 2008: . Detection of two new LBV stars. In two exterior galaxies new luminous blue variable stars (LBV) were observed. ... Fast deceleration of rotation of a magnetic star with a strong field HD 37776. 31 years of observations of the magnetic star HD 37776 resulted in detecting deceleration of its axial rotation for 17.7 0.7s (dP/P = 4.0x10 -6 per year). ... It is the first case of magnetic deceleration detection for a chemically peculiar star on the main sequence. ... Archive . ...

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Next: Ejectors in Massive Binary Previous: Artificial Galaxy: Full Matrix . The first version of the Scenario Machine was aimed especially at the simulation of massive binary star evolution. ... First, there is a large class of intermediate mass binaries (say, consisting initially of 8 + 5 solar masses) that can also produce NS and thus lead to the formation of a bright X-ray source. ... Next: Ejectors in Massive Binary Previous: Artificial Galaxy: Full Matrix Mike E. Prokhorov . ...

... The emission line galaxies observed are listed in Table 3 containing the following information: . column 1: The object's IAU-type name with the prefix HS. column 2: Right ascension for equinox B1950. column 3: Declination for equinox B1950. ... Two very faint objects (HS 1134+3640 and HS 1308+3845) are probably super-associations in the dwarf spiral NGC 3755 and in the Im galaxy UGC 8261. ... HS 1134+3639 : Probable low-mass companion of the galaxy NGC 3755 (the distance is 230 or 25 kpc). ...

Since the first stars and then galaxies formed the Universe has been an immense factory converting neutral gas into stellar material. ... In this seminar I will discuss recent results from the Galaxy And Mass Assembly (GAMA) survey, probing the assembly of stellar mass though both in-situ star formation (as traced by multiple SFR indicators) and interactions (both mergers and interaction induced star-formation) - in galaxies spanning ~4 decades in stellar mass. ...

... Right: cold gas traced by [CII] emission (red) accreting onto a primeval galaxy (green) at z=7.1 ( Maiolino et al. 2015 ) (image credit: ALMA Press Release ) . ... 2010 , Cicone, Maiolino et al. ... 2012 , Cicone, Maiolino et al. ... Right: observed distribution of the average stellar metallicities of passive and star forming galaxies in the local universe, supporting starvation/strangulation as primary quenching mechanism in low/intermediate mass galaxies ( Peng, Maiolino, Cochrane 2015 ). ...

... HI mass fractions Comparison samples HeViCS bright galaxy Catalogue(BGC) Davies+2012 Average scaling relations for HI-normal and extremely HI-deficient galaxies in H3 survey (Gavazzii+ 2013 ) Dwarf galaxy survey (DGS) Madden+ 2013 KINGFISH Kennicutt 2011 Specific star formation rates Schiminovich +2007 Comparison samples HeViCS bright galaxy Catalogue(BGC) Davies+2012 Dwarf galaxy survey (DGS) Madden+ 2013 KINGFISH Kennicutt 2011 Dust ...