Ionized Gas in Spheroids: The SAURON Survey
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Early results are reported from the SAURON survey of the kinematics and stellar populations of nearby cluster and field E, S0, and Sa galaxies. We present maps of the Hβ and [OIII] emission-line distribution and kinematics for NGC 5813 and NGC 7742.
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