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The VST Survey of the SMC and the Magellanic Bridge (STEP): First Results

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The Universe of Digital Sky Surveys

Part of the book series: Astrophysics and Space Science Proceedings ((ASSSP,volume 42))

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STEP (Small Magellanic Cloud in Time: Evolution of a Prototype interacting late-type dwarf galaxy) is a Guaranteed Time Observation survey being carried out at the VLT Survey Telescope. STEP will obtain homogeneous photometry in the g-, r-, i- and Hα-bands over an area of 74 deg2 covering the main body of the Small Magellanic Cloud, the Bridge that connects it to the Large Magellanic Cloud and a small part of the Magellanic Stream (2 deg2). Our photometry will allow us to detect and measure the magnitudes of individual stars well below the main sequence turnoff of the oldest populations. Here we briefly describe the observing strategy, the photometric techniques, and the upcoming data products of the STEP survey.

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Acknowledgements

Partial support to this work was provided by the following projects: PRIN-MIUR 2010 (2010LY5N2T) “Chemical and Dynamical evolution of the Milky Way and Local Group galaxies” (PI F. Matteucci).

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  1. INAF-Osservatorio Astronomico di Capodimonte, Via Moiariello 16, 80131, Naples, Italy

    V. Ripepi, I. Musella, G. Coppola, A. Grado, L. Limatola, M. Dall’Ora, F. Getman, N. R. Napolitano & P. Schipani

  2. INAF – Observatory of Capodimonte Naples, Naples, Italy

    M. Marconi

  3. Space Telescope Science Institute, 3700 San Martin Drive, Baltimore, MD, USA

    M. Cignoni, A. Nota & E. Sabbi

  4. INAF-Osservatorio Astronomico di Bologna, via Ranzani 1, Bologna, Italy

    M. Tosi, G. Clementini, F. Cusano & D. Romano

  5. INAF-Osservatorio Astronomico di Roma, Vicolo dell’Osservatorio 5, 00040, Monte Porzio Catone (RM), Italy

    E. Brocato

  6. INAF-Osservatorio Astronomico di Teramo, Via M. Maggini, 64100, Teramo, Italy

    M. Cantiello & G. Raimondo

  7. Department of Physics “Ettore Pancini”, University “Federico II” of Naples, Naples, Italy

    M. Capaccioli

  8. INAF-Osservatorio Astronomico di Padova, Vicolo dell’Osservatorio 5, 35122, Padova, Italy

    E. Cappellaro & S. Zaggia

  9. Physics Astronomy and Mathematics, University of Hertfordshire, College daue Hatfield, AL10 9AB, UK

    M.-R. L. Cioni

  10. Department of Astronomy, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 5534 Sterling, 475 North Charter Street, Madison, WI, 53706, USA

    J. S. Gallagher III

  11. Astronomisches Rechen-Institut, Zentrum für Astronomie der Universität Heidelberg, Mönchhofstr 12-14, D-69120, Heidelberg, Germany

    E. K. Grebel

  12. INAF-Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri, Largo E. Fermi 5, 50125, Firenze, Italy

    F. Palla

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  1. INAF - Observatory of Capodimonte, Napoli, Italy

    Nicola R. Napolitano

  2. Department of Physics “Ettore Pancini”, University “Federico II”, Naples, Italy

    Giuseppe Longo

  3. INAF - Observatory of Capodimonte, Napoli, Italy

    Marcella Marconi

  4. Department of Physics “Ettore Pancini”, University "Federico II", Napoli, Italy

    Maurizio Paolillo

  5. INAF - Observatory of Capodimonte, Naples, Italy

    Enrichetta Iodice

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Ripepi, V. et al. (2016). The VST Survey of the SMC and the Magellanic Bridge (STEP): First Results. In: Napolitano, N., Longo, G., Marconi, M., Paolillo, M., Iodice, E. (eds) The Universe of Digital Sky Surveys. Astrophysics and Space Science Proceedings, vol 42. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-19330-4_23

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