VISTA Variables in the Via Lactea (VVV): The public ESO near-IR variability survey of the Milky Way

Type
ArticuloAuthor
Minniti, D.Saito, R.
Hempel, M.
Barbá, R.11Bronfman, L.
Catelan, M.
Geisler, D.
Gieren, W.
Jordan, A.
Monaco, L.
Padilla, N.
Pignata, G.
Zoccali, M.
Pietrzynski, G.
Abstract
We describe the public ESO near-IR variability survey (VVV) scanning the Milky Way bulge and an adjacent section of the mid-plane where star formation activity is high. The survey will take 1929 h of observations with the 4-m VISTA telescope during 5 year
Date de publicación
2010Journal title
New Astronomy