We have analyzed the X-ray lightcurve of the star CI Cam, the optical counterpart of the X-ray transient XTE J0421+56 using data from XMM-Newton. Our motivation is based on evidence from ground based optical interferometry from the Keck and IOTA observatories which suggests that the dust surrounding CI CAM has a taurus morphology rather than a

Multi-object spectroscopic observations of A520 were carried out at the TNG telescope in December 2006. We used DOLORES/MOS with the LR-B Grism 1. As far as photometry is concerned, our observations were carried out with the Wide Field Camera (WFC), mounted at the prime focus of the 2.5m INT telescope (located at Roque de los Muchachos observatory

Empleando imagenes adquiridas con la cámara de alta resolución ACS (Advanced Camera Survey) del Telescopio Espacial Hubble (HST), hemos hecho un cartografiado de la emisión en Halpha en las galaxias M51 y NGC 4449, encontrando y analizando una pobación completo de regiones HII. Para las regiones HII de ambas galaxias analizamos la función de

Wide-field (~33'x33') proper motion catalog for nearly 360000 stars centered around Omega Cen center. Calibrated and sky concentration corrected UBVRCIC wide-band photometry plus a narrow-band filter centered on Halpha. Membership probability determination with two different, complementary methods. (2 data files).

Our neighbouring galaxy M31 (Andromeda), located 780 kpc away, offers a unique opportunity to study the X-ray population of a galaxy similar to the Milky Way. We have concentrated our monitoring campaign on following the X-ray activity of the stellar-mass black hole candidates, XRNe (X-Ray Novae), in the central region of M31. Observations are made

XTE J1701-407 is a new transient X-ray source discovered on 2008 June 8. More than one month later, it showed a rare type of thermonuclear explosion: a long type I X-ray burst. We report herein the results of our study of the spectral and flux evolution during this burst, as well as the analysis of the outburst in which it took place. We find an