Description
We present the results of H{alpha} imaging of a large sample of irregular galaxies. Our sample includes 94 galaxies with morphological classifications of Im, 26 blue compact dwarfs (BCDs), and 20 Sm systems. The sample spans a large range in galactic parameters, including integrated absolute magnitude (M_V_ of -9 to -19), average surface brightness (20-27mag/arcsec^2^), current star formation activity (0-1.3M_{Sun}_/yr/kpc^2^), and relative gas content (0.02-5M_{Sun}_/LB). The H{alpha} images were used to measure the integrated star formation rates, determine the extents of star formation in the disks, and compare azimuthally averaged radial profiles of current star formation to older starlight.
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