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NVO study of Super Star Clusters in nearby galaxies

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 August 2006

Bradley C. Whitmore
Bradley C. Whitmore*
Affiliation:
Space Telescope Science Institute, 3700 San Martin Dr., Baltimore, MD, 21218, USA email: [email protected]
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We are using NVO tools to obtain a large (N≃100), uniform (SDSS images, cross checked with HST images; analyzed using WESIX) database of super star clusters in nearby star-forming galaxies in order to address two fundamental astronomical questions: (i) Is the initial luminosity function of star clusters universal?; and (ii) What fraction of super star clusters is ‘missing’ in optical studies (i.e., are hidden by dust)?

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Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 2 , Highlights of Astronomy 14: Highlights of Astronomy , August 2006 , pp. 593
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