Habilitation title for Darek Graczyk
Today we are celebrating with our colleague Darek Graczyk, who obtained the title of doctor habilitated!
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Even more accurate benchmark for cosmic distances
An international team of astronomers within the Araucaria Project measured the distance to the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) with an exceptional accuracy of 1%.
Distance to the LMC
LMC distance determined with the accuracy of 2% using binary systems composed of giants.
Distance to the SMC
SMC distance determined with the accuracy of 3% using binary systems composed of giants.