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    | WFPC2
    | STScI Analysis Newsletter
    | WFPC2 STAN 53
    | November 2002
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    Visit the WFPC2 web site http://www.stsci.edu/instruments/wfpc2
    for the latest News.

    CONTENTS:

    - WFPC2 Close-Out Calibration Programs

    - Pointing Uncertainties

    - Instrument Science Reports Since The Previous STAN:
         02-04 An Analysis of WFPC2 Filter Positional Anomalies
         02-05 WFPC2 Cycle 11 Calibration Plan
         02-06 SMOV3b
         02-07 Updated Contamination Rates for WFPC2 UV Filters

    - Jay Anderson and Ivan King Astrometry Paper on the Website

    - Re-organization of the WFPC2 Documents on the Website

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    WFPC2 Close-Out Calibration Programs
    Anton Koekemoer

    Cycle 12 is currently planned to be the last full cycle for
    WFPC2, which will be de-orbited during the next Servicing
    Mission (SM4) when it is scheduled to be replaced with WFC3.
    Therefore, we are currently soliciting input from the
    community as to whether there are any additional calibration
    programs that should be carried out with WFPC2 before it is
    de-orbited, in order to improve or augment calibration
    accuracies or explore new types of calibration. In conjunction
    with the recent HST Calibration Workshop, a special splinter
    session was devoted to the topic of WFPC2 close-out, and a
    number of possible programs were identified. Some examples of
    these included further refinements to the geometric solution,
    improvements to the filter photometric characterizations,
    better measurements of the PSF wings on large scales, and
    improving the CTE characterization.

    We therefore encourage any interested members of the community
    to contact us with suggestions for Cycle 12 calibration
    observations, which we will be defining in the next few months.
    These may fall under the above categories or alternatively
    address other issues that may be required in order to improve
    the scientific value of archival WFPC2 data. We also remind
    observers of the opportunity to submit Calibration Outsourcing
    proposals of your own in Cycle 12. These may be observational,
    archival, or both. Additional topics for Calibration
    Outsourcing programs are listed at this website:
    http://www.stsci.edu/instruments/wfpc2/wfpc2_out.html

    Consultation with the WFPC2 group at STScI is also welcomed on
    any of these topics (just send an email to "help@stsci.edu"
    addressing the topic of WFPC2 Close-Out Calibration Programs).
    We will be happy to provide advice and collaborative input,
    and we strongly encourage members of the community to take the
    initiative in proposing any close-out programs that you feel
    would enhance the quality of some particular aspect of WFPC2
    science.

    Pointing Uncertainties
    Gabriel Brammer

    An offset of 1-2 arcsec is found between the predicted and
    actual pointing positions of a set of observations of the
    standard star GRW+70D5824 taken between Jan 1999 and Aug
    2002. The direction of the offset in chip coordinates
    changes throughout the course of the year as the telescope
    orientation changes, causing the overall uncertainty in the
    absolute pointing of WFPC2 to be somewhat higher than the ~1
    arcsec uncertainty in guide star positions. The r.m.s. of
    the pointings is approximately 1.5 arcsec, but two individual
    pointings of the same target observed about 6 months apart
    could differ by as much as 5 arcsec in the worst cases. This
    scatter is primarily due to misalignments of the three Fine
    Guidance Sensors, and is expected to be improved by an update
    to the observatory aperture file implemented on 20 Oct, 2002.
    Users requiring high absolute astrometric precision for a
    given image should measure positions relative to an
    astrometric standard found on the same frame, if possible.
    For more information, see the paper by Brammer, Whitmore,
    and Koekemoer in the proceedings of the 2002 HST Calibration
    Workshop (to be published in 2003).

    http://www.stsci.edu/instruments/wfpc2/Wfpc2_isr/wfpc2_isr0204.html
    An Analysis of WFPC2 Filter Positional Anomalies
    Shireen Gonzaga, Sylvia Baggett, John Biretta

    In March of 2001, a routine analysis of FR533N VISFLAT images
    revealed an anomaly: the filter wheel appeared to be offset
    by about 0.42 degrees in some images. This offset angle is
    close to 0.5 degrees, which corresponds to one "filter step,"
    (i.e., one increment in movement of the filter wheel by the
    filter electronics). These offsets are not a recent phenomena,
    and have been found in data as far back as mid-1994. This
    document describes a more exhaustive analysis of the filter
    wheel rotation anomaly: flatfield images for all available
    filters in the archive were inspected to determine if they
    exhibited similar behavior. Only filters that projected
    unique features (such as pinholes) onto the image were
    useful because these features were needed to detect the
    offsets. In addition to the previously-reported problem
    with FR533N, filter wheel rotation offsets have also now
    been found in these additional filter configurations: F375N,
    FR418N, FR533N18, FR533N33, FR533P15, FR680N, FR680N33,
    FQCH4N, FQCH4N15, and FQCH4P15. The offset angle was found
    to be 0.42 +/- 0.06. The occurrence rate of the offset error
    ranges from 0% to 40% for these filters (based on samples of
    20 images or larger). It is also apparent that some filters
    (e.g. F160BW) show no rotation errors. In general, the
    errors will have little impact on GO science, though
    photometric errors can reach a few percent in worst-case
    scenarios. There is also some hint that the problem may be
    getting worse with time. Currently, the cause of the anomaly
    is not completely understood. Cycle 10 and cycle 11 calibration
    programs will continue monitoring these filter wheel offsets.

    http://www.stsci.edu/instruments/wfpc2/Wfpc2_isr/wfpc2_isr0205.html
    WFPC2 Cycle 11 Calibration Plan
    S. Gonzaga, and the WFPC2 Group

    The Cycle 11 Calibration Program, extending from July 1, 2002
    to June 30, 2003 will continue to monitor the health of WFPC2,
    using the standard suite of calibrations, as well as some
    special programs to characterize other aspects of the
    instrument. The most significant change in the routine
    monitors concerns the length of time between decontaminations.
    This period has been increased from 28 days to 49 days because
    data from the last few cycles indicate that the contamination
    rate has been decreasing. Special programs include more efforts
    to characterize CTE, a revisit of the long-vs.-short anomaly,
    photometry of non-standard filters for creating new zeropoints,
    as well as a program to cross-calibrate WFPC2 and ACS filters.
    Because there are significantly fewer primary WFPC2 science
    observations in cycle 11, with the advent of ACS, the
    calibration plan has been significantly scaled back, but
    without sacrificing the quality of data required to calibrate
    the instrument. For cycle 11, 40 external orbits will be used,
    compared to 61 in cycle 10.

    http://www.stsci.edu/instruments/wfpc2/Wfpc2_isr/wfpc2_isr0206.html
    WFPC2 SMOV3b
    Anton Koekemoer

    Servicing Mission 3B (SM3B) took place in March 2002, and the
    Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2 (WFPC2) resumed operations
    on March 23, 2002, after having been placed in an inactive
    mode during the Servicing Mission. We describe here the results
    from an extensive series of tests and observations that we
    carried out with WFPC2 as part of the subsequent Observatory
    Verification phase. These tests included UV monitoring of
    possible contamination, performance checks of the biases,
    darks and other internal calibrations, as well as PSF
    measurements and flatfield verification. The results from these
    tests show that there are no significant changes in the
    operational behavior of the camera with respect to its pre-SM3B
    performance.

    http://www.stsci.edu/instruments/wfpc2/Wfpc2_isr/wfpc2_isr0207.html
    Updated Contamination Rates for WFPC2 UV Filters
    Matt McMaster and Brad Whitmore

    Photometric monitoring observations of a white dwarf standard
    (GRW+70D5824) have been used to update the contamination rates
    for WFPC2 UV filters. Observations from April 1994 through May
    2002 were used in the analysis. In general, the contamination
    rates have declined by roughly 50% for most of the filters
    during this period. Least-squares fits have been made to the
    data to allow observers to remove the effects of contamination
    in their WFPC2 observations.

    http://www.stsci.edu/instruments/wfpc2/wfpc2_advisory.html
    An Improved Distortion Solution for HST's WFPC2
    Jay Anderson and Ivan King

    A preprint of a new paper by Jay Anderson and Ivan King on
    an improved distortion solution for WFPC2 is available on
    the WFPC2 website. The paper should appear in the Jan 2003
    version of the PASP. A separate link points to a Fortran
    routine that implements the distortion solution.

    http://www.stsci.edu/instruments/wfpc2/wfpc2_top.html
    Re-organization of the WFPC2 Documents on the Website
    Inge Heyer

    The documents section on the WFPC2 website has been
    re-organized to make documents easier to find. The documents
    have been grouped into Documents (Instrument Handbook,
    manuals, etc.) and General Resources (reference file lists,
    memos, etc.). Each section has an overview, and in addition,
    we have created a one-page sheet to list the primary
    references needed for proposal preparation and data
    reduction. Community feedback on this re-organization is
    welcomed.

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    | Recent WFPC2-related Papers/Preprints
    +----------------------------------------------------------+
    We draw your attention to these papers, based on WF/PC and
    WFPC2 data, that have appeared since the last STAN, or will
    appear in the next few months. This list includes all
    preprints received by the STScI Library not yet published
    in the journals. Please remember to include our Library in
    your preprint distribution list.

    AFANASIEV, V.; SIL'CHENKO, O.K. "Complex Formation History
    of the Lenticular Galaxies with Stellar Counterrotation:
    NGC 4128 and NGC 4550" AJ 124: 706-721, 2002
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    AGUERRI, J.A.L.; TRUJILLO, I. "Restrictions to the Galaxy
    Evolutionary Models from the Hawaiian Deep Fields SSA13 and
    SSA22" MNRAS 333: 633-651, 2002
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    ALVES, D.R.; REJKUBA, M.; MINNITI, D.; COOK, K.H. "K-band
    Red Clump Distance to the Large Magellanic Cloud" ApJ 573:
    L51-L54, 2002
    http://adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/bib_query?bibcode=2002ApJ...573L..51A

    BALOGH, M.L.; COUCH, W.J.; SMAIL, I.; BOWER, R.G.; GLAZEBROOK,
    K. "An H alpha Survey of the Rich Cluster A 1689" MNRAS 335:
    10-22, 2002
    http://adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/bib_query?bibcode=2002MNRAS.335...10B

    BENNERT, N.; FALCKE, H.; SCHULZ, H.; WILSON, A.S.; WILLS,
    B.J. "Size and Structure of the Narrow-Line Region of Quasars"
    ApJ 574: L105-L109, 2002
    http://adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/bib_query?bibcode=2002ApJ...574L.105B

    BENSON, A.J.; ELLIS, R.S.; MENANTEAU, F. "On the Continuous
    Formation of Field Spheroidal Galaxies in Hierarchical Models
    of Structure Formation" MNRAS 336: 564-576, 2002
    http://adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/bib_query?bibcode=2002MNRAS.336..564B

    BESWICK, R.J.; PEDLAR, A.; MCDONALD, A.R. "Sub-arcsecond
    Atomic Hydrogen Absorption in the Seyfert Galaxies NGC 7674
    and NGC 7469" MNRAS 335: 1091-1099, 2002
    http://adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/bib_query?bibcode=2002MNRAS.335.1091B

    BROTHERTON, M.S.; GRABELSKY, M.; CANALIZO, G.; VAN BREUGEL,
    W.; FILIPPENKO, A.V.; CROOM, S.; BOYLE, B.; SHANKS, T. "Hubble
    Space Telescope Imaging of the Poststarburst Quasar UNJ1025-0040:
    Evidence for Recent Star Formation" PASP 114: 593-601, 2002
    http://adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/bib_query?bibcode=2002PASP..114..593B

    BUJARRABAL, V.; ALCOLEA, J.; SANCHEZ CONTRERAS, C.; SAHAI, R.
    "HST Observations of the Protoplanetary Nebula OH 231.8+4.2:
    the Structure of the Jets and Shocks" A&A 389: 271-285, 2002
    http://adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/bib_query?bibcode=2002A%26A...389..271B

    CHATTERJEE, S.; CORDES, J.M. "Bow Shocks from Neutron Stars:
    Scaling Laws and Hubble Space Telescope Observations of the
    Guitar Nebula" ApJ 575: 407-418, 2002
    http://adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/bib_query?bibcode=2002ApJ...575..407C

    CORBIN, M.R.; O'NEIL, E.; RIEKE, M.J. "Hubble Space Telescope
    NICMOS Imaging of the Core of M87" AJ 124: 183-190, 2002
    http://adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/bib_query?bibcode=2002AJ....124..183C

    COURBIN, F.; MEYLAN, G.; KNEIB, J.-P.; LIDMAN, C. "Cosmic
    Alignment Towards the Radio Einstein Ring PKS 1830-211?"
    ApJ 575: 95-102, 2002
    http://adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/bib_query?bibcode=2002ApJ...575...95C

    CROCKER, M.M.; DAVIS, R.J.; SPENCER, R.E.; EYRES, S.P.S.;
    BODE, M.F.; SKOPAL, A. "The Symbiotic Star CH Cygni --
    III. A Precessing Radio Jet" MNRAS 335: 1100-1108, 2002
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    CUZZI, J.N.; FRENCH, R.G.; DONES, L. "HST Multicolor (255-1042
    nm) Photometry of Saturn's Main Rings. I: Radial Profiles,
    Phase and Opening Angle Variations, and Regional Spectra"
    Icarus 158: 199-223, 2002
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    DA COSTA, G.S.; ARMANDROFF, T.E.; CALDWELL, N. "The Dwarf
    Spheroidal Companions to M31: WFPC2 Observations of Andromeda
    III" AJ 124: 332-348, 2002
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    DOI, T.; O'DELL, C.R.; HARTIGAN, P. "Internal Velocities in
    the Orion Nebula: Large Proper-Motion Features" AJ 124:
    445-463, 2002
    http://adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/bib_query?bibcode=2002AJ....124..445D

    DROZDOVSKY, I.O.; SCHULTE-LADBECK, R.E.; HOPP, U.; GREGGIO,
    L.; CRONE, M.M. "The Dwarf Irregular/Wolf-Rayet Galaxy NGC
    4214. I. A New Distance, Stellar Content, and Global
    Parameters" AJ 124: 811-827, 2002
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    ERWIN, P.; SPARKE, L.S. "Double Bars, Inner Disks, and Nuclear
    Rings in Early-Type Disk Galaxies" AJ 124: 65-77, 2002
    http://adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/bib_query?bibcode=2002AJ....124...65E

    EYRES, S.P.S.; BODE, M.F.; SKOPAL, A.; CROCKER, M.M.; DAVIS,
    R.J.; TAYLOR, A.R.; TEODORANI, M.; ERRICO, L.; VITTONE, A.A.;
    ELKIN, V.G. "The Symbiotic Star CH Cygni -- II. The Ejecta
    from the 1998-2000 Active Phase" MNRAS 335: 526-538, 2002
    http://adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/bib_query?bibcode=2002MNRAS.335..526E

    FARRAH, D.; MEIKLE, W.P.S.; CLEMENTS, D.; ROWAN-ROBINSON, M.;
    MATTILA, S. "The Host Galaxies of Type Ia Supernovae at z =
    0.6" MNRAS 336: L17-L21, 2002
    http://adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/bib_query?bibcode=2002MNRAS.336L..17F

    GIRARDI, L.; BERTELLI, G.; BRESSAN, A.; CHIOSI, C.; GROENEWEGEN,
    M.A.T.; MARIGO, P.; SALASNICH, B.; WEISS, A. "Theoretical
    Isochrones in Several Photometric Systems.
    I. Johnson-Cousins-Glass, HST/WFPC2, HST/NICMOS, Washington,
    and ESO Imaging Survey Filter Sets" A&A 391: 195-212, 2002
    http://adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/bib_query?bibcode=2002A%26A...391..195G

    GOAD, M.R.; ROBERTS, T.P.; KNIGGE, C.; LIRA, P. "The Optical
    Counterpart of the Ultraluminous X-ray Source NGC 5204 X-1"
    MNRAS 335: L67-L70, 2002
    http://adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/bib_query?bibcode=2002MNRAS.335L..67G

    GONZALEZ DELGADO, R.M.; ARRIBAS, S.; PEREZ, E.; HECKMAN, T.
    "Is a Minor Merger Driving the Nuclear Activity in the Seyfert
    2 Galaxy NGC 2110?" ApJ 579: 188-204, 2002
    http://adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/bib_query?bibcode=2002ApJ...579..188G

    HALL, P.B.; RICHARDS, G.T.; YORK, D.G.; KEETON, C.R.; BOWEN,
    D.V.; SCHNEIDER, D.P.; SCHLEGEL, D.J.; BRINKMANN, J. "The
    Redshift of a Lensing Galaxy in PMN J0134-0931" ApJ 575:
    L51-L54, 2002
    http://adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/bib_query?bibcode=2002ApJ...575L..51H

    HAMILTON, T.S.; CASERTANO, S.; TURNSHEK, D.A. "The Luminosity
    Function of QSO Host Galaxies" ApJ 576: 61-74, 2002
    http://adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/bib_query?bibcode=2002ApJ...576...61H

    HANSEN, B.M.S.; BREWER, J.; FAHLMAN, G.G.; GIBSON, B.K.;
    IBATA, R.; LIMONGI, M.; RICH, R.M.; RICHER, H.B.; SHARA, M.M.;
    STETSON, P.B. "The White Dwarf Cooling Sequence of the
    Globular Cluster Messier 4" ApJ 574: L155-L158, 2002
    http://adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/bib_query?bibcode=2002ApJ...574L.155H

    HARRIS, W.E.; HARRIS, G.L.H.; HOLLAND, S.T.; MCLAUGHLIN,
    D.E. "Structural Parameters for Globular Clusters in NGC 5128"
    AJ 124: 1435-1451, 2002
    http://adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/bib_query?bibcode=2002AJ....124.1435H

    HESTER, J.J.; MORI, K.; BURROWS, D.; GALLAGHER, J.S.; GRAHAM,
    J.R.; HALVERSON, M.; KADER, A.; MICHEL, F.C.; SCOWEN, P.
    "Hubble Space Telescope and Chandra Monitoring of the Crab
    Synchrotron Nebula" ApJ 577: L49-L52, 2002
    http://adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/bib_query?bibcode=2002ApJ...577L..49H

    HOEKSTRA, H.; FRANX, M.; KUIJKEN, K.; VAN DOKKUM, P.G. "HST
    Large-Field Weak Lensing Analysis of MS 2053-04: Study of the
    Mass Distribution and Mass-to-Light Ratio of X-ray Luminous
    Clusters at 0.22 < z < 0.83" MNRAS 333: 911-922, 2002
    http://adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/bib_query?bibcode=2002MNRAS.333..911H

    HOMEIER, N.; GALLAGHER, J.S. III; PASQUALI, A. "The Star Cluster
    System of the NGC 7673 Starburst" A&A 391: 857-873, 2002
    http://adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/bib_query?bibcode=2002A%26A...391..857H

    HUGGINS, P.J.; MAURON, N. "Small Scale Structure in
    Circumstellar Envelopes and the Origin of Globules in
    Planetary Nebulae" A&A 393: 273-283, 2002
    http://adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/bib_query?bibcode=2002A%26A...393..273H

    JORDAN, A.; COTE, P.; WEST, M.J.; MARZKE, R.O. "The Relative
    Ages of the Globular Cluster Subpopulations in M87" ApJ 576:
    L113-L116, 2002
    http://adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/bib_query?bibcode=2002ApJ...576L.113J

    KARACHENTSEV, I.D.; SHARINA, M.E.; MAKAROV, D.I.; DOLPHIN,
    A.E.; GREBEL, E.K.; GEISLER, D.; GUHATHAKURTA, P.; HODGE, P.W.;
    KARACHENTSEVA, V.E.; SARAJEDINI, A.; SEITZER, P.
    "The Very Local Hubble Flow" A&A 389: 812-824, 2002
    http://adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/bib_query?bibcode=2002A%26A...389..812K

    KERBER, L.O.; SANTIAGO, B.X.; CASTRO, R.; VALLS-GABAUD, D.
    "Analysis of Colour-Magnitude Diagrams of Rich LMC Clusters:
    NGC 1831" A&A 390: 121-132, 2002
    http://adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/bib_query?bibcode=2002A%26A...390..121K

    KUIJKEN, K.; RICH, R.M. "Hubble Space Telescope WFPC2 Proper
    Motions in Two Bulge Fields: Kinematics and Stellar
    Population of the Galactic Bulge" AJ 124: 2054-2066, 2002
    http://adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/bib_query?bibcode=2002AJ....124.2054K

    KUNDU, A.; MACCARONE, T.J.; ZEPF, S.E. "The Low-Mass X-ray
    Binary-Globular Cluster Connection in NGC 4472" ApJ 574:
    L5-L9, 2002
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    LARSEN, S.S. "The Luminosity Function of Star Clusters in
    Spiral Galaxies" AJ 124: 1393-1409, 2002
    http://adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/bib_query?bibcode=2002AJ....124.1393L

    LARSEN, S.S.; BRODIE, J.P.; SARAJEDINI, A.; HUCHRA, J.P.
    "Structural Parameters and Dynamical Masses for Globular
    Clusters in M33" AJ 124: 2615-2624, 2002
    http://adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/bib_query?bibcode=2002AJ....124.2615L

    LAUER, T.R.; GEBHARDT, K.; RICHSTONE, D.; TREMAINE, S.;
    BENDER, R.; BOWER, G.; DRESSLER, A.; FABER, S.M.; FILIPPENKO,
    A.V.; GREEN, R.; GRILLMAIR, C.J.; HO, L.C.; KORMENDY, J.;
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    MAREL, R.P. "Galaxies with a Central Minimum in Stellar
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    LI CAUSI, G.; DE MARCHI, G.; PARESCE, F. "On the Accuracy of
    the Signal-to-Noise Estimates Obtained with the Exposure-Time
    Calculator of the Wide Field Planetary Camera 2 on Board the
    Hubble Space Telescope" PASP 114: 770-779, 2002
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    LIRA, P.; WARD, M.J.; ZEZAS, A.; MURRAY, S.S. "Chandra HRC
    and HST Observations of NGC 6240: Resolving the Active Galactic
    Nucleus and Starburst" MNRAS 333: 709-714, 2002
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    LUBIN, L.M.; OKE, J.B.; POSTMAN, M. "Evidence for Cluster
    Evolution from an Improved Measurement of the Velocity
    Dispersion and Morphological Fraction of Cluster 1324+3011
    at z = 0.76" AJ 124: 1905-1917, 2002
    http://adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/bib_query?bibcode=2002AJ....124.1905L

    MENDEZ, B.; DAVIS, M.; MOUSTAKAS, J.; NEWMAN, J.; MADORE,
    B.F.; FREEDMAN, W.L. "Deviations from the Local Hubble Flow.
    I. The Tip of the Red Giant Branch as a Distance Indicator"
    AJ 124: 213-233, 2002
    http://adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/bib_query?bibcode=2002AJ....124..213M

    MOFFAT, A.F.J.; CORCORAN, M.F.; STEVENS, I.R.; SKALKOWSKI,
    G.; MARCHENKO, S.V.; MUCKE, A.; PTAK, A.; KORIBALSKI, B.S.;
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    BRANDNER, W. "Galactic Starburst NGC 3603 from X-rays to
    Radio" ApJ 573: 191-198, 2002
    http://adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/bib_query?bibcode=2002ApJ...573..191M

    NELSON, C.A.; COOK, K.H.; AXELROD, T.S.; MOULD, J.R.; ALCOCK,
    C. "A Proper-Motion Survey for White Dwarfs with the Wide
    Field Planetary Camera 2" ApJ 573: 644-661, 2002
    http://adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/bib_query?bibcode=2002ApJ...573..644N

    PALMA, C.; ZONAK, S.G.; HUNSBERGER, S.D.; CHARLTON, J.C.;
    GALLAGHER, S.C.; DURRELL, P.R.; ENGLISH, J. "The Beginning
    of the End: Hubble Space Telescope Images of Seyfert's Sextet"
    AJ 124: 2425-2439, 2002
    http://adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/bib_query?bibcode=2002AJ....124.2425P

    PAPADEROS, P.; IZOTOV, Y.I.; THUAN, T.X.; NOESKE, K.G.;
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