Two Magellanic Cloud Star-Forming Clusters from Optical to Infrared

We present analysis of the young stellar and proto-stellar populations in star-forming clusters NGC 602 in the SMC and N206 (Henize 206) in the LMC. Deep, photometric data over the wavelength range 0.36 to 24 μm allow us to probe stellar populations and recent star formation using a combination of Color-Magnitude Diagram analysis, model Spectral Energy Distribution fitting, and image inspection. We combine both ground- and space-based observations to develop a more complete picture of star formation and its progression in these regions, from embedded, infrared bright YSOs (Young Stellar Objects) to faint optical Pre-Main Sequence sources to optically bright O and B type stars. Infrared data are drawn from the Spitzer Legacy Projects Surveying the Agents of a Galaxy's Evolution (SAGE-LMC and SAGE-SMC). Near infrared data are from InfraRed Survey Facility (IRSF) Magellanic Clouds Point Source Catalog of Kato, et al. (2007). N206 optical data are taken from the Magellanic Cloud Photometric Survey (MCPS), and NGC 602 optical data are from Hubble/ACS (Advanced Camera for Surveys) and ground-based SMARTS (Small and Moderate Aperture Research Telescope System) observations.

The SAGE Project is supported by NASA/Spitzer grant 1275598 and NASA NAG5-12595.