We present a short summary of several 2D hydrodynamic calculations that suggest that upon the collision of galaxies two physical mechanisms lead to the formation of proto-super star clusters. These are condensation, induced by radiative cooling, and implosion caused by the shocked intercloud medium. Even in the absence of gravity, these lead to

We use a well understood N-body simulation combined with an analytic subhalo model to generate statistics for a defined sample of z 3 Lyman break galaxy (LBG) pairs. We select our sample by matching the two-point correlation function in the simulation to the observed correlation function for LBG's. We calculate the mean number of companions (Nc)

An invited book review of the PhD Thesis "Les Astres dans les Textes Religieux en Égypte Antique et dans les Hymnes Orphiques" by Amanda-Alice Maravelia.

The overall reflectance of sunlight from Earth is a fundamental parameter for climate studies. We have designed and implemented small aperture, remote control telescopes in Big Bear Solar Observatory in California and in Tenerife in the Canary Islands. These telescopes observe the earthshine to obtain a global mean terrestrial reflectance utilizing

Context. The historic plates of the Carte du Ciel, an international cooperative project launched in 1887, offer valuable first-epoch material for the determination of absolute proper motions. Aims: We present the CdC-SF, an astrometric catalogue of positions and proper motions derived from the Carte du Ciel plates of the San Fernando zone

We present positions and magnitudes of stars and star clusters in a 1° × 1° area centered on M33. The survey is based on deep archival ground-based images using the MegaPrime camera on the 3.6m Canada-France-Hawaii telescope. We provide u′, g′, r′, i′, z′ magnitudes by performing standard profile-fitting photometry of these images and apply image