The Fornax Project
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2006
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The Fornax Project aims at mapping the classical instability strip of the Fornax dwarf spheroidal galaxy, from the faint Dwarf Cepheids (V ∼ 24-25 mag) to the bright Anomalous Cepheids (V ∼ 19 mag). To achieve this goal, deep B,V time-series photometry of the galaxy has been obtained with the Wide Field Imagers (WFIs) of the ESO 2.2 m and CTIO 4 m telescopes, and the Clay camera at the Magellan 6.5 m telescope. Preliminary results are presented on the Oosterhoff classification of the RR Lyrae stars identified in a northern portion of Fornax field and in three of its globular clusters....