Observations of H2O isotopologues of the extreme OH/IR star OH 26.5+0.6 show that the star has an initial mass consistent with it being an intermediate-mass star. The Herschel-HIFI spectra show clear detection of H216O and H217O while H218O is missing, consistent with the prediction of hot bottom burning which occurs in stars with an initial mass

The blazar QSO B0218+357 is the first gravitationally lensed blazar detected in the very high energy (VHE, E > 100 GeV) gamma-ray spectral range (Ahnen et al. 2016). It is gravitationally lensed by the intervening galaxy B0218+357G (z l = 0.68466 +/- 0.00004, Carilli et al. 1993), which splits the blazar emission into two components, spatially

We have explored the circumstellar effects on the Li abundance determination in a complete sample of O-rich Galactic asymptotic giant branch (AGB) stars, previously studied with hydrostatic models. We use a modified version of the spectral synthesis code Turbospectrum and more realistic extended model atmospheres that consider the presence of a

Low luminosity AGN (LLAGN) represent the vast majority of the AGN population in the near universe. However, they show intrinsic differences when compared to the Unified Model scenario, i.e. a lack of both the big blue bump and the IR bump in their spectral energy distribution (SED), which are the signatures of an accretion disk and a torus

Asymptotic giant branch (AGB) stars synthetise a variety of elements in their deep hot layers, mix them to the stellar surface, and shed them into their surrounding by stellar winds. Through this series of processes (nucleosynthesis, mixing, and winds) they contribute to the chemical evolution of stellar groups and galaxies. Specifically, they

The MAGIC telescopes in La Palma, Canary Islands, measure the Cherenkov light emitted by gamma ray-induced extended air showers in the atmosphere. The good knowledge of the atmospheric parameters is important, both for the correct and safe operations of the telescopes, but also for subsequent data analysis. A weather station measures the state