Abstract
ESA's Gaia mission will provide accurate astrometric, photometric andspectroscopic data for millions of stars in the Galaxy and beyond. Wediscuss the prospects of using this vast amount of astrophysicalinformation for understanding star formation histories in the Galaxy andits immediate neighbors within the Local Group.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 526-531 |
Journal | Baltic Astronomy |
Volume | 12 |
Issue number | 4 |
Publication status | Published - 2003 |
Subject classification (UKÄ)
- Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology
Free keywords
- Gaia orbiting observatory
- galaxies: Local Group
- stars: fundamental parameters
- Galaxy: populations