Session 11. Calibrating the Distance Scales

Display, Wednesday, January 12, 2000, 9:20am-6:30pm, Grand Hall

11.01 The DIRECT Project: Investigating the Influence of Blending on the Cepheid Distance Scale with Cepheids in M31 and M33

B. J. Mochejska (Copernicus Astronomical Center), L. M. Macri, D. D. Sasselov, K. Z. Stanek (Harvard-Smithsonian CfA)

11.02 DIRECT Distances to Nearby Galaxies Using Detached Eclipsing Binaries and Cepheids. Results for the Inner part of M33.

L.M. Macri, K.Z. Stanek, D.D. Sasselov, M. Krockenberger (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics), J. Kaluzny (Copernicus Astronomical Center)

11.03 Planetary Nebula Luminosity Function Distances to M 33, NGC 2403 and NGC 3627 and a Comparison to the Cepheid Distance Scale

R.E. Kuzio, R. Ciardullo, J.J. Feldmeier (Penn State), G.H. Jacoby (KPNO)

11.04 Red Clump Stars - Further Improved Distance Indicator

K. Z. Stanek (Harvard-Smithsonian CfA), P. M. Garnavich (University of Notre Dame)