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R. M. Light

53

Works

14,217

Citations

19

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21

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Research Topics

Astronomy and Astrophysical Research Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies Astronomical Observations and Instrumentation

Affiliations

California Institute of Technology1993–2006

Rochester Institute of Technology2000–2000

University of California, Santa Cruz1992–1993

Lowell Observatory1993–1993

Kitt Peak National Observatory1988–1988

Top Works

The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS)

Michael F. Skrutskie,R. M. Cutri,et al.

200611,497 citations

Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena

Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae

2MASS All Sky Catalog of point sources.

R. M. Cutri,M. F. Skrutskie,et al.

2003866 citations

Hubble Space Telescope WFPC2 Imaging of M16: Photoevaporation and Emerging Young Stellar Objects

J. J. Hester,Paul A. Scowen,et al.

1996327 citations

Planetary Camera observations of NGC 1275 - Discovery of a central population of compact massive blue star clusters

J. Holtzman,S. M. Faber,et al.

1992311 citations

The Luminosity Function and Initial Mass Function in the Galactic Bulge

Jon A. Holtzman,A. M. Watson,et al.

1998205 citations

The Intermediate Stellar Mass Population in R136 Determined from Hubble Space Telescope Planetary Camera 2 Images

Deidre A. Hunter,E. Shaya,et al.

1995190 citations

Planetary camera observations of the double nucleus of M31

Tod R. Lauer,S. M. Faber,et al.

1993181 citations

VizieR Online Data Catalog: 2MASS All-Sky Catalog of Point Sources (Cutri+ 2003)

R. M. Cutri,M. F. Skrutskie,et al.

2003117 citations

Planetary Camera observations of the M87 stellar cusp

Tod R. Lauer,S. M. Faber,et al.

199285 citations