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S.-J. Yoon, Y.-W. Lee, S. Yi, Y.-J. Sohn, S.-C. Rey, Y.-I. Byun (Center for Space Astrophysics, Yonsei University, Seoul 120-749, Korea)
Far UV observations from UIT mission found strong radial gradients in UV colors within several nearby ellipticals and spiral bulges. Population models suggest this is due to the radial gradient in either age or metallicity of the underlying stellar populations. GALEX AIS mode will provide higher S/N data for a larger sample of nearby galaxies for this phenomenon. When combined with the metallicity gradient data from the HST and ground-based telescopes, these data will provide strong constraint on the formation history of the early-type systems.
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