Recovering lenticular galaxies' formation histories using planetary nebulae kinematics and analysis of T80-south images

• Grant number: 16/20484-0
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: January 01, 2017
• End date: December 31, 2017
• Field of knowledge: Physical Sciences and Mathematics - Astronomy - Extragalactic Astrophysics
• Principal Investigator: Claudia Lucia Mendes de Oliveira
• Grantee: Maria Luísa Gomes Buzzo
• Host Institution: Instituto de Astronomia, Geofísica e Ciências Atmosféricas (IAG). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil
• Associated scholarship(s): 17/08125-8 - Studying clusters and planetary nebulae around M33: from images' acquisition to science, BE.EP.IC

Abstract

Galaxy evolution can be studied either through spectroscopy or photometry. We plan to use both these methods to recover information about the formation of lenticular galaxies and to study how they relate to spiral galaxies. We will also study multi-band photometry of the Large Magellanic Cloud or of one field in the Strip 82, as observed by the Brazilian robotic telescope T80-South and its wide-field camera. Results from this work will be used to calibrate images taken with this telescope and will be of great use for the astronomical community. (AU)