We present new broad-band optical and near-infrared CCD imaging together with deep optical intermediate-resolution spectroscopy of Mkn 1087 and its surrounding objects. We analyze the morphology and colors of the stellar populations of the brightest objects, some of them star-formation areas, as well as the kinematics, physical conditions and

We present results from an investigation of the peculiar "Tadpole Galaxy" (UGC 10214) using mid-infrared imaging from the Spitzer Wide-area Infrared Extragalactic Survey (SWIRE) observations of the ELAIS N1 region, which includes UGC10214 and its local environment. The Spitzer imaging data comprise the four mid-infrared channels of IRAC and the 24

Today, the knowledge of the solar radiative interior is obtained by the solar acoustic modes. Thanks to the latest modes detected by SoHO the sound speed has been determined down to 0.06 Ro with a resolution of 3%. This profile is used to improve the solar model and its deviations from a static vision. The rotation profile is now clearly

In this second paper dedicated to the study of satellite galaxies we present broadband photometry in the B, V, R, and I filters of 49 satellite galaxies orbiting giant isolated spiral galaxies. First analysis of the properties of these objects are presented by means of color-color and color-magnitude diagrams for early- and late-type satellites

Recent analysis of monthly mean cloud data from the International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project uncovered a strong correlation between low cloud and the cosmic ray flux for extensive regions of the Earth. Additional data have been recently released covering the period up to September 2001 with which we have made a new study of the

Published conference proceedings have been called both a great advancement and a despicable curse for astronomy. In reality, they simply fill a niche that any scientific society must have filled to remain healthy. Two obvious items they address are 1) the need for timely dissemination of research and 2) the need to provide a "snapshot" of the