We present observations of the full Stokes vector in a flaring region, taken in the chromospheric He I 10830 Å multiplet. The data were recorded with the new Tenerife Infrared Polarimeter (TIP 2) at the German Vacuum Tower Telescope (VTT) during May 2005. The He profiles during the flare are extraordinary, showing extremely broad Stokes I

Aims:We study two dimensional Fabry-Perot interferometric observations of the nearby face-on late-type spiral galaxy, NGC 628, in order to analyse the ionized gas component of the interstellar medium. Covering the galaxy out to a radius larger than 12 kpc, and with a spatial sampling of 1.6'', we aim to investigate the large-scale dynamics as well

Cyclic spectroscopic observations of the dark and bright sides of the moon (or earthshine and moonshine) have been carried out in the visible spectral region from several astronomical observatories as Earth rotates. The ratio of the earthshine to moonshine has been analyzed to determine the globally-integrated Earth's albedo during the observations

Using data from two dense array of short period seismometers, we analyse the kinematic properties of volcanic tremor preceding and accompanying the 2004-2005 eruption of Etna Volcano, Italy. Results from slowness analyses indicate the action of at least two distinct sources. The first dominates the pre-eruptive period, and is likely associated with

We present results from observations made at 33 GHz with the Very Small Array (VSA) telescope towards potential candidates in the Galactic plane for spinning dust emission. In the cases of the diffuse HII regions LPH96 and NRAO591 we find no evidence for anomalous emission and, in combination with Effelsberg data at 1.4 and 2.7GHz, confirm that

Flux tube on the sun may carry linear and torsional Alfven waves generated by photospheric motion. Photospheric motion of 2 km/s would provide magnetic fluctuation of 40G for 1KG tube and for the Alfven speed of 50km/s. This may be close to the detection limit of the Stokes Q and U signals for flux tubes located in the sun center. However, for flux