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Star Formation History of the Fornax Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 July 2011

M. Koleva ,
Ph. Prugniel ,
I. Vauglin ,
A. del Pino ,
A. Aparicio ,
C. Gallart  and
S. Hidalgo
A. del Pino
Affiliation:
Instituto de Astrofsica de Canarias Departamento de Astrofsica, ULL
A. Aparicio
Affiliation:
Instituto de Astrofsica de Canarias Departamento de Astrofsica, ULL
C. Gallart
Affiliation:
Instituto de Astrofsica de Canarias Departamento de Astrofsica, ULL
S. Hidalgo
Affiliation:
Instituto de Astrofsica de Canarias Departamento de Astrofsica, ULL
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Abstract

We present color-magnitude diagrams (CMD) reaching the oldest main sequence turn offs for three fields in the Fornax dwarf spheroidal galaxy, obtained with FORS1 at the VLT. One of them is situated at the center of the galaxy while the other two are located at a distance of 10′ form the center. We determine the full star formation history (SFH) of the central field, extending to the first star formation events.

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Research Article
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European Astronomical Society Publications Series , Volume 48: CRAL-2010 A Universe of Dwarf Galaxies , 2011 , pp. 77 - 78
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© EAS, EDP Sciences, 2011

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