AAS 201st Meeting, January, 2003
Session 74. Stars: Observational Programs
Poster, Wednesday, January 8, 2003, 9:20am-6:30pm, Exhibit Hall AB

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[74.03U] WIYN/Hydra Spectroscopy of Stars in the Direction of Star Forming Region W51

T. L. Laurance (Middle Tennessee State University), H. A. Kobulnicky (University of Wyoming), R. A. Benjamin, E. B. Churchwell (University of Wisconsin-Madison)

We have obtained moderate resolution optical spectra (resolving power=4000) in the range of 3500 to 4500 Angstroms towards a sample of stars in the direction of the star forming region W51 located in the plane of the Galaxy. These observations were made using the WIYN 3.5m telescope and Hydra instrument at Kitt Peak, Arizona. Here we present the results of our spectral classifications. These observations will be used to support GLIMPSE, a SIRTF legacy program, which will produce 4-band mid-infrared photometry for several million point sources in the Galactic Plane. In particular, we will use this sample to understand whether these mid-infrared colors can be used to determine the spectral type of ordinary stars.


The author(s) of this abstract have provided an email address for comments about the abstract: tll2c@mtsu.edu

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