Abstract
We present results from new deep HST/ACS photometry of I Zw 18, the most metal-poor blue compact dwarf galaxy in the nearby universe. It has been previously argued that this is a very young system that started forming stars only 1 Gyr) red giant branch (RGB) stars may exist in this galaxy. Our deeper data indeed reveal evidence for an RGB. Underlying old (> 1 Gyr) populations are therefore present in even the most metal-poor systems, implying that star formation started at z > 0.1. The RGB tip (TRGB) magnitude and the properties of Cepheid variables identified from our program indicate that I Zw 18 is farther away (D = 19.0 +/- 1.8 Mpc) than previously believed.
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