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The Luminous Stellar Content of 30 Doradus and NGC 3603 - The Nearest Visible Giant HII Regions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 August 2017

A.F.J. Moffat
Affiliation:
Dépt. de physique, Univ. de Montréal, Canada
M.M. Shara
Affiliation:
Space Telescope Science Inst., Baltimore, U.S.A.
W. Seggewiss
Affiliation:
Univ.-Sternwarte Bonn, F.R. Germany

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30 Dor in the LMC and NGC 3603 in the Galaxy are the nearest visible examples of similar giant (or even more massive supergiant) HII regions being studied in other more distant galaxies, where spatial resolution is a much more serious problem. Hence, understanding 30 Dor and NGC 3603 may provide important clues to understanding extragalactic giant HII regions in general.

Type
Poster Papers 2
Copyright
Copyright © Reidel 1986