A comparison between linear-stability analysis and observations of pulsation modes in five δ Scuti stars, belonging to the same cluster, is presented. The study is based on a work by Michel et al., in which such a comparison was performed for a representative set of model solutions obtained independently for each individual star considered. In this

Since the beginning of its operation in April 2005, the MAGIC telescope was able to observe ten different GRB events since their early beginning, even while the prompt emission was still ongoing. Observations, with energy thresholds spanning between 80 and 300 GeV, did not reveal any γ-ray emission. We present a direct determination of the MAGIC

Aims:We study the structure of the magnetic field vector in the internetwork and search for the presence of small-scale loops. Methods: We invert 1.56 μm spectropolarimetric observations of internetwork regions at disc centre by applying the SIR code. This allows us to recover the atmospheric parameters that play a role in the formation of these

Aims:We report the discovery of a new white dwarf/M dwarf binary, HS 1857+5144, identified in the Hamburg Quasar Survey (HQS). Methods: Time-resolved optical spectroscopy and photometry were carried out to determine the properties of this new cataclysmic variable progenitor (pre-CV). Results: The light curves of HS 1857+5144 display a sinusoidal

The CoRoT space mission, scheduled for launch in December 2006, has two primary science goals: asteroseismology and the detection of planetary transits, the latter being the subject of this contribution. Given its expected photometric performance and its 150 day observing window, CoRoT will detect planets with periods up to 75 days and radii down