It is possible to piece together the processes that have shaped the observed characteristics of a galaxy by studying its stars in detail. The Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) is an excellent candidate for this type of study because of its favourable viewing angle and ongoing star formation. I present the results of high-resolution VLT/FLAMES observations of ~80 red giant stars around star cluster NGC 1846, located in the disc of the LMC. ...

... Printed in U.S.A. THE STELLAR DISK THICKNESS OF LOW SURFACE BRIGHTNESS GALAXIES D. Bizyaev 1,2,3 and S. Kajsin 4 Received 2003 October 23; accepted 2004 June 9 ABSTRACT We present surface photometry results for a sample of 11 edge-on galaxies observed with the 6 m telescope at the Special Astrophysical Observatory, Russia. ... We find from a comparison of photometric scales that the stellar disks of LSB galaxies are thinner than those of high surface brightness ( HSB) galaxies. ... UGC 11301 .. ...