Large-scale environments of z < 0.4 active galaxies
Context. Properties of galaxies depend on their large-scale environment. As the influence of active galactic nuclei (AGN) in galaxy evolution is becoming more...
Large-scale solar motions as determined by Doppler shift measurements using a linear photodiode array
Doppler shifts of the solar Fe line 630.15 nm relative to the terrestrial O2 line 630.2 nm were determined at many positions on the solar disk to investigate...
Larger λ<SUB>R</SUB> in the disc of isolated active spiral galaxies than in their non-active twins
We present a comparison of the spin parameter λ R, measured in a region dominated by the galaxy disc, between 20 pairs of nearby (0.005 < z < 0.03) seemingly...
Laser Guide Star uplink beam: scattering and Raman emission measurements with the 10.4m Gran Telescopio CANARIAS
Laser Guide Star Adaptive Optics (LGS-AO) is becoming routine in several astronomical observatories. The use of powerful lasers generates sensible Raman...
Late-Time Spectral Evolution of the Type-II Supernova 1990E in NGC1035
We present low-resolution spectra obtained from 5 to 11 months after the discovery of the Type II supernova 1990E in NGC 1035. We analyse the evolution of the...
Late-type galaxies observed with SAURON: two-dimensional stellar and emission-line kinematics of 18 spirals
We present the stellar and gas kinematics of a sample of 18 nearby late-type spiral galaxies (Hubble types ranging from Sb to Sd), observed with the integral...
The Vanishing & Appearing Sources during a Century of Observations (VASCO) project investigates astronomical surveys spanning a time interval of 70 years...
Aims: We pose the question of how much information on the atmospheric parameters of late-type stars can be retrieved purely from color information using...