Papers on NGC2419, Omega Cen.

Recent published papers on ApJ:

1.

“Another Nonsegregated Blue Straggler Population in a Globular Cluster: the Case of NGC 2419″

Dalessandro, E.; Lanzoni, B.; Ferraro, F. R.; Vespe, F.; Bellazzini, M.; Rood, R. T.

The Astrophysical Journal Vol. 681

http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2008ApJ…681..311D

2.

“Fe and Al Abundances for 180 Red Giants in the Globular Cluster Omega Centauri (NGC 5139)”

Johnson, Christian I.; Pilachowski, Catherine A.; Simmerer, Jennifer; Schwenk, Dustin

The Astrophysical Journal Vol. 681

http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2008ApJ…681.1505J

New papers on NGC2419, Arp2, Ter 8

A couple of new papers on NGC2419, Arp2, Terzan 8:

• (D’Alessandro E. et al.) Another Nonsegregated Blue Straggler Population in a Globular Cluster: the Case of NGC 2419
  

• (Mottini M. et al.) ARP 2 and Terzan 8: a Detailed Chemical Analysis

Recent papers & FF room

Hello, just a couple of news related to Galactic Globular Clusters Database. I just realized it’s better to have at least an update for month, in order not to forget completely this blog (and to let you know that the work on gclusters is going on), so here we are :

Most recent papers inserted in the database:

• A Massive Neutron Star in the Globular Cluster M5
  
• Shaping the Globular Cluster Mass Function by Stellar-Dynamical Evaporation

(some parameter of the M5 Neutron Stars will be soon made available in the web page of the GGCs database, as a test for the revised more flexible structure of the project.. stay tuned!)

(Recent preprints are always separately collected at http://gclusters.tumblr.com/ )

Friendfeed room: there is an “experimental” friendfeed room at http://friendfeed.com/rooms/gclusters. In this website you can post links and short comments on everything related to galactic globular clusters, as well as to discuss existing entries. Preprints and blog articles are also mapped in this “room”. Feel free to experiment and let me know if it is useful!

Wishing you a good summer 

Marco

New mirror for Globular Clusters Database

Hello, I just completed the  set up a new mirror for gclusters; you can reach it at the following address:

http://gclusters.netsons.org/

From now on, the mirror should be kept synchronized with the main website. Please feel free to browse the new mirror, and report any problem you may find in using it

Kind regards,

Marco

Links to Google Sky

Hi all,

hope you had a nice Easter!

Maybe you have noticed the Google has opened a new service called Google Sky; detailed info on that project can be found in their About Google Sky page. For our purpouse, this service is interesing in what it allows you to see the images of great part of globular clusters, as well as to “move around” to (virtually) explore the enviroment around them.

I have started to add to the clusters’ data the link to the corresponding object seen in Google Sky: you may find the links in the right part of the page, in “Other Resources” section (see e.g. M13 page).Note that not all clusters have already the link, at the moment writing.

Online again :-)

The new website for gclusters (Release 7.11, codename “Paola”)  is now online again.

I’m testing it; please feel free to report any problem you may find while you browse the website.

Thanks in advance,

Marco