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X-WR-CALNAME: IAC Talks: Open Astronomy Seminars
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CREATED:2011-01-13T00:00:00+00:00
X-WR-CALDESC: IAC Talks upcomming talks
SUMMARY:Exploring the local universe with massive stars
DESCRIPTION:Exploring the local universe with massive stars\nDr. Ben Davies
 \n\nMassive stars dominate the light output of entire galaxies, with lumin
 osities in excess of 105 L⊙. This makes them powerful probes with which 
 to study a range of astrophysical phenomena. In this talk I will review th
 e recent results of our group, in which we have been able to shed new ligh
 t on the recent star-forming history of our Galaxy, and the nature of supe
 rnova progenitors. I will also discuss our latest project, which is to use
  massive stars as tracers of extra-galactic star-forming histories out to 
 distances of 10 Mpc and beyond.
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