The GECKOS survey: turning galaxy evolution on its side with deep observations of edge-on galaxies π¦ A VLT/MUSE large project commencing observations in Oct 22
Core team member Michael Hayden advertising the GECKOS survey to an audience of Galactic astronomers today. Here he is convincing them that an apples to apples comparison between the Milky Way and external galaxies is within reach!
@SpaceGeck Actually, when you look closely, ~half of our target galaxies contain boxy-peanut bulges! π One of our key science goals is to disentangle the effect of boxy-peanut bulges/bars on radial migration within galaxies.
Success! Jesse van de Sande (@sifa_astro), Barbara Catinella & Luca Cortese @astroquokka (@ICRAR/@UWAresearch) will be taking a deep dive into the cosmos with time awarded on @ESO's powerful #VLT/MUSE instrument. See more: https://t.co/imNJa4biB4
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What is GECKOS? A VLT/MUSE large program to investigate 35 nearby edge-on galaxies, out to large radius, deep (S/N>40 at ΞΌ = 23.5 mag/arcsec^2), and high spatial resolution (<200 pc). We want to understand how disk galaxies like our own Milky Way may have evolved over time.
GECKOS update: all observations for semester P110 have been entered into ESO's P2 system ready to be scheduled for observing! The semester starts Oct 1, so fingers crossed for clear skies and good data!