MCELS (Magellanic Cloud Emission-line Survey)

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The Magellanic Cloud Emission Line Survey (MCELS) is a joint project of Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory (Chile) and the University of Michigan using the CTIO Curtis/Schmidt Telescope. The main goal of the project is to trace the ionized gas in the Magellanic Clouds using narrow-band filters ([S II], Hα and [O III]). Those emission lines are produced by different astrophysical objects and processes.

Contents 1 Scientific Motivation 2 Technical Details 3 Astronomical Objects 4 Team and Collaborators 5 MCELS' Astronomy Picture of the Day 6 External links

[edit] Scientific Motivation

[edit] Technical Details

[edit] Astronomical Objects

[edit] Team and Collaborators

[edit] MCELS' Astronomy Picture of the Day

[edit] External links

• MCELS web site
• Cerro Tololo Interamerican Observatory (CTIO)
• Astronomy Department, University of Illinois at Urbana