First light at the Polish Astronomical Observatory in Chile
In mid-April of this year, a newly-built 0.8-m telescope saw its first light from the Tarantula Nebula in the Large Magellanic Cloud
Tagged: LMC
Araucaria’s distance to the LMC awarded by the Foundation for Polish Science
The Foundation for Polish Science Prize 2021 goes to the leader of the Araucaria Project for the precise distance determination to the Large Magellanic Cloud.
Distance determination from J-band magnitudes of carbon stars on the asymptotic giant branch (JAGB)
We used a new method of distance determination, based on carbon AGB stars, to derive distances to nine galaxies in the Local and Sculptor Group.
Numerous population of binary Cepheids with giant companions
A bold hypothesis that outliers above the period-luminosity relation of Classical Cepheids are binaries brings a discovery of 16 new binary Cepheids with giant companions in the LMC.
Reddening maps of the Magellanic Clouds
We present reddening maps of the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds, based on color measurements of the red clump stars.
Candidates for non-pulsating stars in the Cepheid instability strip
Surprising discovery of non-pulsating stars residing inside the instability of LMC Cepheids is further examined with the help of Strömgren photometry.
Habilitation title for Darek Graczyk
Today we are celebrating with our colleague Darek Graczyk, who obtained the title of doctor habilitated!
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%.
The effect of metallicity on Cepheid period-luminosity relations
Metallicity is a vital parameter that impacts classical Cepheids’ luminosities. In all observed bands, metal-poor Cepheids in the SMC are intrinsically fainter than their more metal-rich counterparts in the LMC and MW.
Astrophysics of Cepheids in eclipsing binary systems
Based on new observations and improved modeling techniques, we have re-analyzed seven Cepheids in the Large Magellanic Cloud.