We report the discovery of a strong overabundance of several α-elements in the atmosphere of the star orbiting around the massive black hole in the binary system GRO J1655-40 (Nova Scorpii 1994). A high-resolution spectrum of this star obtained with the Keck I 10m telescope reveals the presence of extra strong absorption lines of O, Mg, Si, and S

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Staff from Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias, Lund Observatory, Physics Department and Larmor Research Institute at Galway, and Tuorla Observatory is collaborating on studies for a 50 m optical and infrared telescope. The telescope concepts are based on the work on extremely large telescopes carried out during 1991-2000 at Lund Observatory, and

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We present results of a high-resolution imaging survey of barred S0--Sa galaxies which demonstrate that the central regions of these galaxies are surprisingly complex. We see many inner bars---small, secondary bars (typically less than a kiloparsec in radius) located inside of, and probably rotating faster than, the large primary bars. These are

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