Next: Data reduction Up: The Hamburg/SAO Survey for Previous: Introduction . All results presented below were obtained by observations with the Russian 6m telescope, mainly in the snap-shot mode during 16 runs between December 1995 and June 1998. The spectrograph SP-124 attached to the Nasmyth-1 focus of the telescope and equipped with a new Photometrix CCD-detector PM1024 (with m pixel size) was used in most of the runs. ... The long slit with a length of 40 was used. ... Data reduction . ...

... 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. ...

... These Frontier Fields will combine the power of HST with the natural gravitational telescopes of high-magnification clusters of galaxies. ... We are soliciting gravitational lensing maps for the last four Hubble Frontier Fields clusters (MACSJ0717.5+3745, MACSJ1149.5+2223, AbellS1063, and Abell 370) based upon the exceptionally deep HST FF imaging and other new ancillary data. ... For the full set of proposal instructions and requirements, see the FY16 Frontier Fields Lensing Map Call for Proposals....

A Lonely Neutron Star . ... Credit Copyright: F. Walter ( SUNY Stony Brook ), WFPC2 , HST , NASA Explanation: How massive can a star get without imploding into a black hole? These limits are being tested by the discovery of a lone neutron star in space. Observations by the Hubble Space Telescope released Wednesday, 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. ...

... We present an analysis of an optical blue spectrum of the pulsating helium star V652 Her (=BD+13 3224$) in order to determine its effective temperature, surface gravity and chemical composition. ... The surface composition is characterised by abundances of nH=0.009, He=0.988, nC~0.000040, nN=0.0025 and nO=0.00010 (number fractions). ... If V652 Her was formed by the merger of two white dwarfs, its surface composition demands that they should both be helium white dwarfs. ...

... 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. ...

... I present results from several seasons of photometric observations of X--ray sources in the Orion OB1a and OB1b star formation regions. The initial goal was to measure the rotational periods of several dozen pre--main sequence (PMS) stars. ... Infrared and optical data confirm that 90% of the X--ray sources are PMS and about 10% of the PMS stars may have disks. ... I find rotation periods for five stars at confidence of greater than 99.9/ greater than 99/ at much lower confidence. ...

... 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]. ...

... EXPN DNO D A T E UT TIME FQ SOURCE CORR-Telescopes VT734 355-MO Dec 21 08:00-21:00 C TAU-A Pointing VT735 356-TU Dec 22 08:00-21:00 C TAU-A Pointing VT736 358-TH Dec 24 09:00-20:00 K ORIONKL Pointing VT737 359-FR Dec 25 09:00-20:00 K ORIONKL Pointing VT738 360-SA Dec 26 09:00-20:00 C 0528+134 Mitk-UD KA SH W018c 364-WE Dec 30 06:00-15:00 L 0552+398 Socr-VLBA W071n 6-WE Jan 06 10:00-17:00 L J0745+10 Mitk-AT HO MP UD SH KA W059e 7-TH ...

... 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. ...

... were entered in the atlas. ... In so doing lines were selected which yielded radial velocities close to the symbiotic velocity of MWC 560 (+35 km/s). ... The visible spectrum of MWC 560 is poor in absorption lines especially near the brightness maximum. In our atlas are visible only the blue-shifted components of , , NaI and FeII(42), interstellar lines NaI, a few diffuse interstellar bands (DIB) and telluric lines of and and, at length, traces of the spectra of the M giant. ...

... Many scientific institutions maintain bibliographies of articles published by their scientists and monitor references made to these publications; these figures are often used to evaluate the effectiveness of the institution. ... a) Identification of papers that are based, at least partly, on new data Publications based on observations can be subdivided into two groups: those presenting new, previously unreported data, and those that make use of already published data. ... Published by . ...

... 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. ...

... 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. ...

The most fundamental unsolved problems in galaxy formation revolve around "feedback" from massive stars and black holes. I ll present new simulations which combine new numerical methods and physics in an attempt to realistically model the diverse physics of the interstellar medium, star formation, and feedback from stellar radiation pressure, supernovae, stellar winds, and photo-ionization. ...

... 2006 December 19 . Massive Stars in Open Cluster Pismis 24 . Credit: NASA , ESA and J. M. ApellАniz ( IAA , Spain). Explanation: How massive can a normal star be? Estimates made from distance, brightness and standard solar models had given one star in the open cluster Pismis 24 over 200 times the mass of our Sun, making it a record holder. ... Component stars would still remain near 100 solar masses, making them among the more massive stars currently on record. ... About APOD | ...

Russian . ... text in Russian) . ... The Behaviour of the Bz Component of the Magnetic Field in Coronal Mass Ejections . ... Cooperation of IZMIRAN and Sternberg Astronomical Institute in the Study of the Sublimational Component of the Solar Coronal Radiation . ... Solar Wind and Magnetic Storms in the 24th Solar Activity Cycle . ... text in English) . ... The Solar Corona in the Light of TRACE Observations . ... Expeditions of Irkutsk Astronomers to Total Solar Eclipses in 1981--2012 . ...

Name: Alexei SOSSINSKI . ... Equally fluent in Russian, French, and English . ... Laboratory of mathematical methods, Institute for Problems in Mechanics, Russian Academy of Sciences (since 1995) . ... Higher Mathematics College, Independent University of Moscow (since 1992) . ... Russian Journal of Mathematical Physics, editor (since 1991) . ... How to write a mathematical paper in English (in Russian), IUM Publications, Moscow, 1993; 2nd Edition ISLC, Minsk, 1994; 3rd Edition, Factorial Publ., ...