Thick Disk Imaging

What's a guy who is used to a 10m telescope do with a 100" and 40"? Some very different science, that's what. Inspired by the concept of thick disks at high redshift and the general lack of understanding of this stellar component locally, I decided a survey of thick disks in a moderate sample of Southern Sky spirals might be nice. Turns out the LCO telescopes are almost ideal for such an undertaking. Have been granted generous allocations, now it's time to roll up the sleaves and do the analysis.. Stay tuned.

Carnegie Observatories
813 Santa Barbara St.
Pasadena, CA 91101
Phone: 626/304-0239; Fax: 626/795-8136;
e-mail: xavier@ociw.edu
modified 3/10/00