From: LARRY KLAES (ljk4_at_msn.com)
Date: Thu Nov 18 2004 - 10:34:45 PST
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From: esonews_at_eso.org<mailto:esonews_at_eso.org>
To: ljk4_at_msn.com<mailto:ljk4_at_msn.com>
Sent: Thursday, November 18, 2004 1:19 PM
Subject: Images of Starburst Galaxy NGC 5253; VT-2004; Catch a Star!
Dear subscribers,
NGC 5253 is one of the nearest known Blue Dwarf Galaxies. Some time
ago a group of European astronomers decided to take a closer look at
this object with the VLT and to study star-forming processes in the
primordial-like environment of this galaxy. They counted no less than
115 stellar clusters and derived their ages - about 50 of them are
less than 20 million years old.
These results show that a galaxy as tiny as NGC 5253, almost 100 times
smaller than our own Milky Way galaxy, can produce hundreds of compact
stellar clusters. The most massive of these clusters holds about one
million solar masses and shines as much as 5000 very bright massive
stars. It may well be very similar to the progenitors in the early
Universe of the old globular clusters we now observe in large galaxies
like the Milky Way. In this sense, NGC 5253 provides us with a direct
view towards our own beginnings.
See the fine images and read more about this research project in:
http://www.eso.org/outreach/press-rel/pr-2004/phot-31-04.html An exciting conference about the Venus Transit was held in Paris on
A brief report, with photos and access to many of the conference
http://www.vt-2004.org/FinalEvent/ Note also this week's "Theme of the Week" about the impact of the
http://www.vt-2004.org/vt-tow.html About 150 teams have so far registered with the "Catch a Star! 2004"
http://www.eso.org/outreach/eduoff/edu-prog/catchastar/cas-projects.html With kind regards,
The ESO EPR Dept.
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November 5-7. It brought together more than 150 persons connected to
the VT-2004 programme. The aim was to sum up the vast experience
gained through this unique public education programme and, in
particular, to perform an evaluation of its many components.
presentations (in PPT and PDF), is now available at the VT-2004
website at:
Venus Transit on the WWW, now available at:
educational programme. Please note that the deadline for registration
is December 10, 2004. Details are available at the corresponding
website and an overview of the registered teams and their chosen
themes may be found at:
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