Organizers:
Ó. Jiménez-Arranz (Lund University, Sweden), M. Romero-Gómez (ICCUB, Spain), D. Horta (University of Edinburgh, UK), N. Garavito-Camargo (University of Maryland, EEUU), G. Besla (University of Arizona, EEUU)
Clouds over the Pyrenees
(Benasque Science Center, Sep 06 - Sep 19, 2026)
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Monday, September 07
| 09:30-10:15 | Registration |
| 10:15-10:30 | Welcome |
| 10:30-11:00 | Symbiotics in the Clouds: A UV Optical IR Photometric Search Borja Anguiano |
| 11:00-11:30 | Star clusters in the outer LMC: age gap, distribution, and evolution Bernardo Ferreira |
| 11:30-12:00 | Coffee break |
| 12:00-12:30 | Early Universe Chemical Evolution with the XMCs Most Ancient Stars Madeline Lucey |
| 12:30-13:00 | The population of X-ray emitting compact stars in the Magellanic system detected during the eROSITA all-sky survey Chandreyee Maitra |
| 13:00-13:30 | Summary 1 Moderators: S. Vijayasree and S. Oden |
| 13:30-15:30 | Lunch break |
| 15:30-16:30 | Discussion 1: Astrometric + spectroscopic data Moderator: Mercè Romero-Gómez |
| 16:30-17:30 | Mapping the Clouds |
| 18:00-21:00 | Hike 1: Camino de los tres Barrancos 5.8km - 300+ - 3h - https://es.wikiloc.com/rutas-senderismo/camino-de-los-tres-barrancos-benasque-183220653 |
Tuesday, September 08
| 10:00-10:30 | RR Lyrae XMC distance and extinction maps from Period-Amplitude-Luminosity relations Cecilia Mateu |
| 10:30-11:00 | Be in the Clouds: The role of cluster age, mass, metallicity, and the environment in Be-star formation Abhinna Sundar Samantaray |
| 11:00-11:30 | The star formation histories of the Magellanic Clouds as a probe of their interaction history Carme Gallart |
| 11:30-12:00 | Coffee break |
| 12:00-12:30 | Pigafetta and the Al-Sufi Clouds Andrés del Pino Molina |
| 12:30-13:00 | The 1001MC Survey -- First look data and future directions Lara Cullinane |
| 13:00-13:30 | Summary 2 Moderators: I. Beloto and C. Carr |
| 13:30-15:30 | Lunch break |
| 15:30-16:30 | Discussion 2: Simulations available Moderator: Santi Roca-Fàbrega |
| 16:30-17:30 | Work |
| 19:00-20:00 | Reception |
Wednesday, September 09
| 10:00-10:30 | The Colliding Gaseous Halos of the Milky Way and LMC Christopher Carr |
| 10:30-11:00 | From Spiral Arms to the XMC Bridge: The Power of Invariant Manifolds Toni Soler-Terricabras |
| 11:00-11:30 | The Clouds with high resolution glasses Óscar Jiménez Arranz |
| 11:30-12:00 | Coffee break |
| 12:00-12:30 | A comprehensive stellar velocity map of the SMC showing tidal expansion and new kinematic evidence for the Counter-Bridge Sreepriya Vijayasree |
| 12:30-13:00 | Where is the super massive blackhole in the Large Magellanic Cloud? Robin Chisholm |
| 13:00-13:30 | Summary 3 Moderators: A. Drupolic and B. Ferreira |
| 13:30-15:30 | Lunch break |
| 15:30-16:30 | Discussion 3: LMC bar Moderator: TBD |
| 16:30-17:00 | Tutorial Gaia Óscar Jiménez-Arranz and Marie Schölch |
| 17:00-17:30 | Work |
| 18:00-21:00 | Hike 2: Benasque - Eriste - Anciles 8.6km - 120+ - 3h - https://es.wikiloc.com/rutas-senderismo/benasque-circular-eriste-anciles-benasque-181396960 |
Thursday, September 10
| 10:00-17:30 | Free day |
Friday, September 11
| 10:00-10:30 | Consequences of the strong and recent collision between the Clouds Francois Hammer |
| 10:30-11:00 | New-KRATOS: Simulations of the LMC-SMC interaction with high-resolution hydrodynamical simulations Santi Roca Fabrega |
| 11:00-11:30 | The Bridge between the Clouds Marie Schölch |
| 11:30-12:00 | Coffee break |
| 12:00-12:30 | Ancient debris of the Magellanic Stream as tracers of tidal disruption and the dark matter halo wake Akshara Viswanathan |
| 12:30-13:00 | The origin of the Leading Arm: Clues from Leading Dwarf Galaxies Ahead of the LMC-SMC System Yanbin Yang |
| 13:00-13:30 | Summary 4 Moderators: L. Cullinane and T. Soler-Terricabras |
| 13:30-15:30 | Lunch break |
| 15:30-16:30 | Discussion 4 - Lessons from the MW Moderator: TBD |
Monday, September 14
| 10:00-10:30 | Mapping the Low-Metallicity ISM at Parsec-Scales in the SMC and LMC Christina Lindberg |
| 10:30-11:00 | DYNAMICAL EFFECTS OF THE LARGE MAGELLANIC CLOUD ON THE MILKY WAY IN COSMOLOGICAL SIMULATIONS Ingrid Beloto Latini |
| 11:00-11:30 | The Galactic Sidekick: LMC-Induced Perturbations of Stellar Streams in FIRE Adriana Dropulic |
| 11:30-12:00 | Coffee break |
| 12:00-12:30 | The LMCs effect on the Milky Way Jason Hunt |
| 12:30-13:00 | Summary 5 Moderators: R. Chrisholm and A. Viswanathan |
| 13:00-13:30 | Work |
| 13:30-15:30 | Lunch break |
| 15:30-16:30 | Discussion 5: XMC streams Moderator: TBD |
| 16:30-17:30 | Mapping the Clouds |
Tuesday, September 15
| 10:00-10:30 | The long-term stability of the Vast Polar Structure and its connection with the LMC Alberto Manuel Martínez García |
| 10:30-11:00 | The eating habits of XMC-mass satellites in Milky Way haloes Alex Riley |
| 11:00-11:30 | TBA SAYALI KULKARNI |
| 11:30-12:00 | Coffee break |
| 12:00-12:30 | Summary 6 Moderators: L. Cullinane and S. Ardern |
| 12:30-13:30 | Work |
| 13:30-15:30 | Lunch break |
| 15:30-16:30 | Discussion 6: SMC 3D structure Moderator: Cecilia Mateu |
| 16:30-17:30 | Work |
| 18:00-20:30 | Drinks and meme contest |
Wednesday, September 16
| 10:00-10:30 | TBA Denis Erkal |
| 10:30-11:00 | The XMC stellar periphery - structure and origins Pol Massana |
| 11:00-11:30 | Ripples in the LMC Periphery: Tracing the Most Recent LMC-SMC Collision Slater Oden |
| 11:30-12:00 | Coffee break |
| 12:00-12:30 | INVESTIGATING THE ORIGIN OF STELLAR SUBSTRUCTURES AROUND THE CLOUDS USING THE CHEMICAL AND KINEMATIC NATURE OF THEIR STELLAR POPULATIONS Smitha Subramanian |
| 12:30-13:00 | TBA David Nidever |
| 13:00-13:30 | Summary 7 Moderators: M. Schölch and F. Niederhofer |
| 13:30-15:30 | Lunch break |
| 16:30-21:00 | Hike 3: Benasque - Cerler - Benasque 7.2km - 420+ - 4h - https://es.wikiloc.com/rutas-senderismo/benasque-cerler-benasque-pr-hu26-pr-hu27-por-jlg-fos-7416492 |
Thursday, September 17
| 10:30-11:00 | Tutorial SMASH/DELVE David Nidever |
| 11:00-11:30 | Tutorial SDSS Madeline Lucey |
| 11:30-12:00 | Coffee break |
| 12:00-13:30 | Summary global Moderators: D. Horta and M. Romero-Gómez |
| 13:30-18:30 | BBQ |
Friday, September 18
| 10:00-13:30 | Free day |
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