We propose to collect deep near-infrared (NIR) images of two peculiar Galactic globular clusters (GGCs), NGC1851 and M22, to explore the properties of their...

The popularization of science, as a part of Culture, has and continues to be a constant concern for the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC), reflected in...

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We present the science, design and performances of DIORAMAS, an imager and multi-slit spectrograph for the European Extremely Large Telescope. It covers a wide...

Large segmented mirrors require efficient co-phasing techniques in order to avoid the image degradation due to segments misalignment. DIPSI (Diffraction Image...

Large segmented mirrors require efficient co-phasing techniques in order to avoid the image degradation due to segments misalignment. For this purpose in the...

Since the discovery in 1995 of the first extrasolar planet candidate around a solar type star using the radial velocity method, to date (beginning of 2005), 135...

We report on our continuing effort to identify extremely low-mass members of the cluster around the hot star sigma Orionis. Using the KeckI telescope in Hawaii...

We use ultra-deep imaging from the IAC Stripe 82 Legacy Project to study the surface photometry of 22 nearby, face-on to moderately inclined spiral galaxies...