Abstract
Vista Variables in the Vía Láctea (VVV) is an ESO Public Survey that is performing a variability survey of the Galactic bulge and part of the inner disk using ESO's Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy (VISTA). The survey covers 520 { deg}^2 of sky area in the ZYJHK_S filters, for a total observing time of 1929 hours, including ˜ 10^9 point sources and an estimated ˜ 10^6 variable stars. Here we describe the current status of the VVV Survey, in addition to a variety of new results based on VVV data, including light curves for variable stars, newly discovered globular clusters, open clusters, and associations. A set of reddening-free indices based on the ZYJHK_S system is also introduced. Finally, we provide an overview of the VVV Templates Project, whose main goal is to derive well-defined light curve templates in the near-IR, for the automated classification of VVV light curves.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | host publication |
Publication status | Published - Aug 2011 |
Event | RR Lyrae Stars, Metal-Poor Stars, and the Galaxy - Duration: 1 Jan 1824 → … http://ukads.nottingham.ac.uk/abs/2011rrls.conf..145C |
Conference
Conference | RR Lyrae Stars, Metal-Poor Stars, and the Galaxy |
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Period | 1/01/24 → … |
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