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Photometry of T Tauri stars

The T Tauri project monitors pre-main sequence stars in the Orion nebula and NGC2264.
Information on KH15D and HMW15.

 

KISS Project

The KPNO International Spectroscopic Survey is a wide field objective prism survey which detects strong-lined emission line galaxies.

 

Dwarf Galaxies

Multiwavelength studies of Blue Compact Dwarfs and the HI Holes in Gas-Rich Dwarf Galaxies are carried out at Wesleyan.

 

Observational Cosmology

The All-Sky Tully-Fisher Survey for Peculiar Motions provides answers to fundamental questions about the make-up and future of our universe.

 

X-ray Binary Populations

The properties of X-ray sources in nearby galaxies can tell us about the star formation history of those galaxies.  We investigate these sources with a particular emphasis on X-ray binaries that harbor stellar-mass black holes.

 

Planetary Science Group

A collaboration between the Astronomy department and Earth and Environmental Science, we work together in a study of the origin of planetary systems, planetary geology and geochemistry and the application of remote sensing to terrestrial environmental problems.