Observations of Very Metal-Poor Stars in the Galaxy

Abstract

I report on recent results from observations of stars with metallicities [Fe/H] <= -2.0. These include a substantial new sample of objects with high-resolution observations obtained as part of a follow-up of the HK Survey, The Hamburg/ESO Survey, and the ongoing survey SEGUE: Sloan Extension for Galactic Understanding and Exploration. Perspectives on the next directions are also provided.Comment: 8 pages, 4 figures, to appear in Proceedings of OMEG07, a conference held in December 200