We present positions and magnitudes of stars and star clusters in a 1° × 1° area centered on M33. The survey is based on deep archival ground-based images using...
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PublicationAstrometry and photometry of stars and star clusters in M33
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NewsAstronomers discover a massive star cluster, of intermediate age, in the constellation Scutum
An international team of astrophysicists led by the Stellar Astrophysics Group of the University of Alicante (UA), the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC...
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PublicationBasic parameters of three star clusters in the Small Magellanic Cloud: Kron 11, Kron 63 and NGC 121
We present observations for three star clusters, Kron 11, Kron 63 and NGC 121, in the Small Magellanic Cloud. We have studied their structure and derived their...
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PublicationBimodal regime in young massive clusters leading to subsequent stellar generations
Massive stars in young massive clusters insert tremendous amounts of mass and energy into their surroundings in the form of stellar winds and supernova ejecta...
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PublicationBlue stragglers and the binary hypothesis
An observational test of the binary hypothesis for the origin of blue straggler stars is conducted by searching for radial velocity variables among 30 blue...
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PublicationChemical composition of the young massive cluster NGC 1569-B
Context. The chemical composition of young massive clusters (YMCs) provides stellar population information on their host galaxy. As potential precursors of...
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PublicationChemical evolution in star clusters: the role of mass and environment.
The process of chemical self-enrichment in stellar systems can be affected by the total mass of the system and the conditions of the large-scale environment...
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PublicationColliding galaxies and the rapid assembly of clouds into proto-super star clusters
We present a short summary of several 2D hydrodynamic calculations that suggest that upon the collision of galaxies two physical mechanisms lead to the...
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PublicationComposite Bulges. III. A Study of Nuclear Star Clusters in Nearby Spiral Galaxies
We present photometric and morphological analyses of nuclear star clusters (NSCs)-very dense, massive star clusters present in the central regions of most...