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The Structure of Galaxies at Faint Light Levels: Probing Galaxy Assembly

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 August 2006

Annette M. N. Ferguson
Annette M. N. Ferguson*
Affiliation:
Institute for Astronomy, University of Edinburgh, Blackford Hill, EdinburghUKEH9 3HJ email:ferguson@roe.ac.uk
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Abstract

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Many clues about the galaxy assembly process lurk in the faint outer regions of galaxies. Although quantitative study of these parts has been severely limited in the past, breakthroughs are now being made thanks to the combination of wide-area star counts, deep HST imagery and 8-m class spectroscopy. I highlight here some recent progress made on deciphering the fossil record encoded in the outskirts of our nearest large neighbours, M31 and M33.

Keywords

galaxies: evolutiongalaxies: formationgalaxies: stellar contentgalaxies: structuregalaxies: individual (M31, M33)
Type
Contributed Papers
Information
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 2 , Symposium S235: Galaxy Evolution Across the Hubble Time , August 2006 , pp. 175 - 179
Copyright
Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2007

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