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The VSNG Project: variable stars in nearby galaxies

Astrophysics 2007-05-23 v1
Authors: Gisella Clementini
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Abstract

We describe the VSNG Project, a collaboration between researchers of Bologna, Padova, Napoli and Merate Observatories, to study variable stars in a number of galaxies in the Local Group. We briefly review results obtained for the galaxies analyzed so far.

Keywords

variable stars Local Group VSNG Project observational astronomy

Cite

@article{arxiv.astro-ph/0303067,
  title  = {The VSNG Project: variable stars in nearby galaxies},
  author = {Gisella Clementini},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:astro-ph/0303067},
  year   = {2007}
}

Comments

6 pages, 3 figures. To appear in the Proceedings of the Workshop "Variability with Wide Field Imagers", 16-20 Sep. 2002, Lampedusa (Italy)

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