... The 7 and 15 um observations of selected fields in the Galactic Plane obtained with ISOCAM during the ISOGAL program offer an unique possibility to search for previously unknown YSOs, undetected by IRAS because of lower sensitivity or confusion problems. ... The main indications of the previous analysis are confirmed, but the criteria for selecting YSO candidates had to be revised to select only bright objects, in order to limit the contamination of the sample by Post-MS stars. ...

We present a radiative transfer model for the circumstellar dust shell around a Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) long-period variable (LPV) previously studied as part of the Optical Gravitational Lensing Experiment (OGLE) survey of the LMC. OGLE LMC LPV 28579 (SAGE J051306.40-690946.3) is a carbon-rich asymptotic giant branch (AGB) star for which we have Spitzer broadband photometry and spectra from the SAGE and SAGE-Spec programs along with broadband UBVIJHKs photometry. ...

Next: A candidate young galaxy? Up: Results and discussion Previous: Current star formation rate . The integrated H I line flux, the characteristic widths of 21 cm line profile W 50 and W 20 (for a Hanning smoothing of 10.6 km s -1 ), and the derived H I mass for HS 0822+3542 are presented in Table 1 . The small H I mass 2.4 of this galaxy is consistent with its low optical luminosity. ... A rough estimation can be made also on the dynamical mass of HS 0822+3542. ...

... Radio emission at around 90 GHz from star-forming galaxies is expected to be strongly dominated by the free-free component due to ionising radiation from massive, short-lived, stars. We present high surface-brightness sensitivity observations at 90 GHz of the nearby star-forming galaxy Messier 66 with resolution of about 9 arcsec (corresponding to a physical scale of about 500 pc) and analyse these observations in combination with archival lower frequency radio and mid-infrared measurements. ...

Next: Phenomenological Kick Velocity Up: Restrictions on the Scenario Previous: The COOC Criterion (Criterion . ... The results of testing and parameters without kick velocity are presented in the form of "topographical maps" (i.e. as isolines) of constant ``COOC'' criterion in the plane calculated separately for each of the binary species listed in Table  4 (Figures  16 - 20 ). The total COOC criterion calculated with equal weights is shown in Figure  21 . ...

Next: PULSATION PROPERTIES Up: EXTREME HELIUM STARS: PULSATION Previous: EVOLUTION MODELS . ... These include a detailed comparison between models which predict evolution tracks and surface composition for a given stellar mass and accurate observations of stellar compositions and dimensions. ... Stellar pulsations provide much more powerful tools for determining stellar masses. ... Next: PULSATION PROPERTIES Up: EXTREME HELIUM STARS: PULSATION Previous: EVOLUTION MODELS Simon Jeffery . ...

... The most powerful and widely used methods to calculate the scattering matrix of a fractal cluster are based on the coupled dipoles methods (e.g. the Discrete Dipole Approximation, DDA) and the theory of light scattering by a cluster of spherical particles [2-4]. ... At present the procedure of calculation of the scattering matrix is well developed for both an oriented cluster of spherical particles and for chaotically oriented clusters of such particles [4]. ...

... These observations are a precursor to a large scale, extragalactic, Zone of Avoidance (ZOA) survey with the Arecibo L-band Feed Array (ALFA). ... Full survey observations, which will begin in 2007, will reveal local large scale structure in a part of the extragalactic sky that is relatively unexplored due to the obscuration of optical light by dust in our Galaxy. ... Figure 3 Spectrum of a previously unknown galaxy from the precursor observations. Figure 4 HI Image of the galaxy from Figure 3. ...

... ATNF Home . About ATNF . ... About ATNF overview . ... Australia Telescope Steering Committee . ... Australia Telescope User Committee . ... Murchison Radio-astronomy Observatory . ... Parkes radio telescope . Australia Telescope Compact Array . Mopra radio telescope . ... Parkes | ... Visiting Parkes radio telescope . ... Parkes radio telescope webcam . ... The first claim that HI could be associated with a dSph-like system was for the dIrr/dSph system Phoenix (Carignan, Demers & CУДtУ? ...

... A new bright LBV (Luminous Blue Variable) star was detected in M33 galaxy. LBV stars are the most massive stars in the final stages of evolution before exploding in of supernovae. ... The new LBV star (Fig.1) is the seventh in M33. ... It is one of the brightest LBV stars of the M33 galaxy. ... The brightest object is the core of the galaxy, - a compact star cluster comprising a supermassive black hole. The new LBV star N93351 is located down and to the left from the core. ...

... We show the analysis of low-hard and intermediate states of sources XTE J1550-564, H 1743-322, GX 339-4, XTE J1859-226, XTE J1650-500 and GRS 1915+105. ... Directly applying the scaling technique we also obtain that a ratio of the BH masses in XTE J1859-226 and in XTE J1550-564 is , and the corresponding ratio for XTE J1650-500 and XTE J1550-564 is . These values of scaling factors r implies that BH masses are ; solar masses in XTE J1859-226 and XTE J1650-500 respectively. ...

... Low resolution, slitless spectral images were obtained at the Loiano Observatory in the wavelength window 3300-6420 ?, in order to identify in extragalactic objects targets displaying the most prominent features that characterise the spectrum of bright hot stars, WR and Luminous Blue Variables (LBV), and of nebular regions as well. We present the results with the well studied galaxy M 101, where the previously known H II regions with WR star signatures are easily identified. ...

... Colours of stars and galaxies hold information on intrinsic and extrinsic parameters, such as stellar temperatures and galaxy populations, selective absorption and colour changes due different dust contents and inclination angles of galaxies, as well as galaxy redshifts and evolution. ... The colour magnitude diagram of 65000 galaxies to which all above-mentioned quantities and others contribute can only be explained by comparison with simulations. ... Colours are also of technical help. ...

... astro-ph . ... We present the goals and preliminary results of an unbiased, near-infrared, narrow-band imaging survey of the First Galactic Quadrant (10deg<l<65deg ; -1.3deg<b<+1.3deg). ... We publish 16 Doppler imaging temperature maps for the years 1994-2002 of the active RS CVn star II Peg. ... Through Doppler imaging we want to study the spot evolution of the star and in particular compare this with previous results showing a cyclic spot behaviour and persistent active longitudes. ...

... Note that in the low-mass model, the ``secondary'' is more massive than the visible ``primary''; however, we shall follow the convention used in most of the Aurig? literature and continue to refer to the F star as the primary because it is clearly the primary source of luminosity of the system. Doppler shifts of absorption lines seen during eclipse imply an orbital velocity at the edge of the secondary more compatible with the low-mass model (Saito et al. ...

Next: Radial velocity of the Up: Optical spectrum of IRAS04296 Previous: Observations and spectra reduction . ... However, molecular emission features are only very rarely observed in the optical spectra of PPNe. ... On the other hand, it is well known that cometary nuclei spectra show prominent Swan band emission. In both spectra of IRAS04296 we have discovered strong emission in the (0;0) and (0;1) bands of the Swan system of the molecule. ... Now consider the case of IRAS04296. ...

... Editor's choices for the most educational Astronomy Pictures of the Day about neutron stars: . ... Observations by the Hubble Space Telescope have been combined with previous observations by the X-ray ROSAT observatory and ultraviolet EUVE observatory for the isolated star at the location of the arrow. ... APOD: 1998 April 25 - Supernova Remnant and Neutron Star . ... These X-ray images from the orbiting ROSAT observatory may offer a premier view of such a recently formed neutron stars' X-ray glow ....

Astronomy Picture of the Day . A Lonely Neutron Star . ... Credit: F. Walter ( SUNY Stony Brook ), WFPC2 , HST , NASA Explanation: How massive can a star get without imploding into a black hole? ... Assuming that the object is a neutron star of typical mass, some previous theories of neutron star structure would have predicted an implosion that would have created a black hole . ... Publications with keywords: black hole - neutron star . Publications with words: black hole - neutron star . ...

... LMC Project Outline . NGC 1818 Initial Results . ... The Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) is uniquely suitable for the study of massive star clusters at all stages of evolution. By combining HST observations of these clusters with N-body models we hope to understand the origin and evolution of rich star clusters in our own Galaxy, in the LMC, and beyond. ... We aim to combine our HST observations with N-body models to understand the formation and evolution of globular clusters. ...

System of astrometric databases of Pulkovo observatory. ... Pulkovo database of observations of visual double stars . ... The 3rd database contains relative positions of selected double and multiple stars, and stars with possible invisible satellites. The database requires catalog of relative positions of visual double stars, based on photographic observations performed since 1960 on Pulkovo 26-inch refractor, and similar catalog based on CCD observations, obtained since 1995. ...