... We use HK 0 imaging data to improve the fidelity of our sample, UV discriminating against lower redshift red galaxies and cool Galactic stars. ... We present ultradeep Keck DEIMOS spectroscopy of 10 objects from our combined GOODS-N and GOODS-S i0 -drop sample. ... For the total sample (GOOD-S plus GOODS-N), we confirm very few i0 -drops as being high-redshift galaxies in Ly emission (2 definite and 1 possible out of a total of 10 i0 -drop objects observed spectroscopically). ...

... The kinematics, structure, and stellar population properties in the centers of two early-type spiral galaxies of the Leo Triplet, NGC 3627 and NGC 3623, are studied by means of integral-field spectroscopy. ... In the center of NGC 3627 we observe noticeable gas radial motions, and the stars and the ionized gas in the center of NGC 3623 demonstrate more or less stable rotation. ... In this work we consider two nearby early-type spiral galaxies belonging to the famous Leo Triplet, NGC 3623 and NGC...