The fact that another SN Ia, SN 2002bo, exploded in the same galaxy a few months before SN 2002cv, makes available pre-discovery optical and near-IR (NIR) data and hence templates for photometric measurements via image subtraction. SN 2002cv was observed for seven months, from day 10.7 to +205.9 relative to I-band maximum light. Here, we present

The fact that another SN Ia, SN 2002bo, exploded in the same galaxy a few months before SN 2002cv, makes available pre-discovery optical and near-IR (NIR) data and hence templates for photometric measurements via image subtraction. SN 2002cv was observed for seven months, from day 10.7 to +205.9 relative to I-band maximum light. Here, we present

We observed a new cataclysmic variable (CV) SDSS J080434.20+510349.2 to study the origin of long-term variability found in its light curve. Multi-longitude, time-resolved, photometric observations were acquired to analyze this uncommon behavior, which has been found in two newly discovered CVs. This study of SDSS J080434.20+510349.2 concerns

The nearby dwarf spheroidal galaxy Draco, with its high mass to light ratio, is one of the most auspicious targets for indirect dark matter (DM) searches. Annihilation of hypothetical DM particles can result in high-energy γ-rays, e.g., from neutralino annihilation in the supersymmetric framework. A search for a possible DM signal originating from

X-ray transients provide the best evidence for the existence of stellar-mass BHs, with 20 confirmed cases based on dynamical studies. However, these are only the tip of iceberg of an estimated population of a few thousand BH binaries, which slowly reveal themselves through secular X-ray outbursts. Therefore, new strategies aimed at unveiling this

A significant fraction of ultraluminous X-ray sources appear to be embedded in observable ionized nebulæ that take the form of large, several 100 pc diameter interstellar bubbles. Here we review optical observations of these bubbles, their importance for our understanding of the nature of ULXs, the energetics involved and their formation and