The magnetic structures of the Sun are very inhomogeneous, with irregularities smaller than the smallest sizes that we resolve from Earth. Such irregularities are not properly accounted for by standard magnetic field diagnostic techniques. We have identified a quantitatively important bias that has remained unnoticed hitherto. Intense magnetic

We present new radial velocities for 87 globular clusters around the elliptical galaxy NGC 4472 and combine these with our previously published data to create a data set of velocities for 144 globular clusters around NGC 4472. We utilize this data set to analyze the kinematics of the NGC 4472 globular cluster system. The new data confirm our

We present non-LTE analyses of four M33 early B supergiant stars and five Galactic counterparts. This is the first time that B supergiants beyond the Magellanic Clouds are analyzed by means of detailed non-LTE techniques. Among the M33 stars, new spectroscopic observations of B38 (ob21-108) are presented and the object is classified as B1 Ia. The

We contribute to the subject of the physical interpretation of exact solutions by characterizing them through a systematic study in terms of unambiguous physical concepts coming from systems in linearized gravity. We use the physical meaning of the leading order behavior of the Weyl spinor components $Psi_0^0$, $Psi_1^0$ and $Psi_2^0$ and of the

We have been regularly observing the bulge and inner disk of M31 for nearly one year, using both the HRC-I and ACIS-I instruments on the Chandra X-Ray Observatory. We present results from our program that are of interest to the study of the ISM in M31. In particular, we find that the unresolved emission within 3' of the center of M31 has a

We have used the Chandra X-ray Observatory to observe the following six black hole X-ray transients in quiescence: GRO J0422+32 (orbital period Porb=5.1 hr), A0620--00 (Porb=7.8 hr), GS2000+25 (Porb=8.3 hr), 4U1543--47 (Porb=27.0 hr), GRO J1655--40 (Porb=62.9 hr), GS2023+338 (Porb=155 hr). Previous to these Chandra observations there was only a