Hide and seek between Andromeda's halo, disk, and giant stream
Gisella Clementini (1), Rodrigo Contreras Ramos (1, 2), Luciana, Federici (1), Giulia Macario (1, 2), Giacomo Beccari (3), Vincenzo Testa, (4), Michele Cignoni (2), Marcella Marconi (5), Vincenzo Ripepi (5), Monica, Tosi (1), Michele Bellazzini (1), Flavio Fusi Pecci (1)

TL;DR
This study presents deep photometry and variable star analysis in two regions of Andromeda, revealing diverse stellar populations and complex structures near the giant stream and halo, despite suboptimal observing conditions.
Contribution
First detailed variable star catalog in M31's stream and halo regions using time-series photometry from the Large Binocular Telescope.
Findings
Identified 274 variable stars, including RR Lyrae, Cepheids, and binaries.
Mapped stellar populations from young to old across M31's structures.
Detected complex stellar populations associated with the giant stream and halo.
Abstract
Photometry in B, V (down to V ~ 26 mag) is presented for two 23' x 23' fields of the Andromeda galaxy (M31) that were observed with the blue channel camera of the Large Binocular Telescope during the Science Demonstration Time. Each field covers an area of about 5.1kpc x 5.1kpc at the distance of M31 ((m-M)o ~ 24.4 mag), sampling, respectively, a northeast region close to the M31 giant stream (field S2), and an eastern portion of the halo in the direction of the galaxy minor axis (field H1). The stream field spans a region that includes Andromeda's disk and the giant stream, and this is reflected in the complexity of the color magnitude diagram of the field. One corner of the halo field also includes a portion of the giant stream. Even though these demonstration time data were obtained under non-optimal observing conditions the B photometry, acquired in time-series mode, allowed us to…
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