Lennart Lindegren
Professor emeritus
Star Formation Histories with Gaia: the Galaxy and Beyond
Author
Summary, in English
ESA's Gaia mission will provide accurate astrometric, photometric andspectroscopic data for millions of stars in the Galaxy and beyond. Wediscuss the prospects of using this vast amount of astrophysicalinformation for understanding star formation histories in the Galaxy andits immediate neighbors within the Local Group.
Publishing year
2003
Language
English
Pages
526-531
Publication/Series
Baltic Astronomy
Volume
12
Issue
4
Document type
Article
Publisher
Institute of Theoretical Physics and Astronomy
Topic
- Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology
Keywords
- Gaia orbiting observatory
- galaxies: Local Group
- stars: fundamental parameters
- Galaxy: populations
Status
Published
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISSN: 1392-0049