H Emission From Point Sources In The Magellanic Clouds

Introduction

The Magellanic Clouds (MCs) are rich sources of compact emission-line objects that are at a known distance and bright enough to be studied in detail. Objects include hot stars (WR, Of, B[e], Be, LBV etc.), composite stars (symbiotic stars, VV Cephei systems etc.) and small nebulae such as planetary nebulae. Although some planetary nebulae extend over 2 arcsec and can be resolved, they are usually identified and studied as though they were point sources. Moreover, the Magellanic Clouds readily supply complete flux-limited samples because each Cloud can be observed over its entirety in a practicable observing programme.

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