Willman 1 is a puzzling object that seems to straddle the line between star cluster and dwarf galaxy. There are so few stars in the field that is hard to make out a galaxy visually. One of our PhD students, Daniel Nieto has marked some of the purported Willman 1 stars that show this point nicely.
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Willman 1 and its stars
Willman 1 is a puzzling object that seems to straddle the line between star cluster and dwarf galaxy. There are so few stars in the field that is hard to make out a galaxy visually. One of our PhD students, Daniel Nieto has marked some of the purported Willman 1 stars that show this point nicely.
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