The star formation history of the Fornax dwarf spheroidal galaxy

Enrico V. Held; Eline Tolstoy; Luca Rizzi; Mary Cesetti; Andrew A. Cole; Giuseppina Battaglia; Gary S. Da Costa; Marco Gullieuszik; Mario Mateo; Edward W. Olszewski; Matthew G. Walker

doi:10.1017/S1743921310003200

The star formation history of the Fornax dwarf spheroidal galaxy

Enrico V. Held
, Eline Tolstoy
, Luca Rizzi
, Mary Cesetti
, Andrew A. Cole
, Giuseppina Battaglia
, Gary S. Da Costa
, Marco Gullieuszik
, Mario Mateo
, Edward W. Olszewski
, Matthew G. Walker

Astronomy

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We present the first results of a comprehensive HST study of the star-formation history of Fornax dSph, based on WFPC2 imaging of 7 Fornax fields. Our observations reach the oldest main-sequence turnoffs, allowing us to address fundamental questions of dwarf galaxy evolution, such as the spatial variations in the stellar content, and whether the old stellar population is made up of stars formed in a very early burst or the result of a more continuous star formation.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	353-354
Number of pages	2
Journal	Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union
Volume	5
Issue number	S262
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/S1743921310003200
State	Published - Aug 2009

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