Spectra of four lines (CI5380.3 A, MnI 5394.7 A, FeI 5930.2 A and SiI 5948.5 A) have been obtained in the quiet photosphere, at regular intervals along the polar axis and the equator. The spatially averaged spectra have been analyzed, studying the center-to-limb variation (CLV) and possible changes with the heliographic latitude of the residual

The fourth photometry campaign of the Stellar photometry International (STEPHI) network was carried out in January 1992. On this occasion, the delta Scuti-like stars BN Cnc and BU Cnc were simultaneously monitored during a three-week, three-continental run. Six and five frequency peaks are unambiguously detected for BU Cnc and BN Cnc, respectively

Frequencies of solar acoustic oscillations can be analyzed asymptotically in terms of a function determined by the sound speed in the bulk of the sun and a function determined predominantly by conditions near the solar surface. The latter depends mainly on the frequency and is related to the phase shift induced by the reflection at the solar

The SNC meteorites are samples of the Martian crust, so inferences about their origins and parent magmas are of wide planetologic significance. The EETA79001 shergottite, a basalt, contains xenoliths of pyroxene-olivine cumulate rocks which are possibly related to the ALHA77005 and LEW88516 SNC lherzolites. Olivines in the xenoliths contain

We present high and low resolution spectroscopic observations for a sample of seven ring nebulae around Wolf-Rayet (WR) stars in M33: MC 27, MC 44, MC 46, MC 51, MC 57, MC 65, and MC 70. An analysis of the ionization structure of the nebulae indicates that photoionization is the main source of excitation. Physical conditions and abundances have

Supernova 1993J (SN 1993J) in M81, now classified as Type IIb, is a strongly emitting radio supernova whose size can be resolved and whose growth can be monitored with the technique of very long baseline interferometry (VLBI). The results could provide important information about the circumstellar matter and the degree of asymmetry of the explosion