The young eruptive star V1647 Ori started a rapid fading in October 2005 and now is only 1 mag above the pre-outburst level. Colour changes indicate that the fading is not due to increasing extinction.

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Spectroscopic observations obtained with the VLT of one planetary nebula (PN) in Sextans A and of five PNe in Sextans A and of several H ii regions in these two dwarf irregular galaxies are presented. The extended spectral coverage, from 320.0 to 1000.0 nm, and the large telescope aperture allowed us to detect a number of emission lines, covering

Realistic solar magneto-convection simulations including the photospheric layers are used to study the polarization of the Fe i Zeeman-sensitive spectral lines at 6301.5, 6302.5, 15 648 and 15 652 Å. The Stokes spectra are synthesized in a series of snapshots with a mixed-polarity magnetic field whose average unsigned strength varies from B > = 10

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Table main gives the names, coordinates (J2000), epoch, proper motions, and optical (BjRI) and near-infrared (JHKs) magnitudes for new, red proper motion objects published in this paper. Table obslog1 provides the observing logs for a subset of proper motion objects observed photometrically with FORS1 and ISAAC on the VLT. It includes observing