Astrophysical: BL Lacertae objects

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    Near-Infrared Observations of BL Lacertae Host Galaxies
    Multiband near-infrared images of 12 BL Lacertae objects were obtained with the 2.5 m telescope at the Las Campanas Observatory in order to determine the...
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    New GTC spectroscopic data and a statistical study to better constrain the redshift of the BL Lac RGB J2243 + 203
    We present new spectroscopic data of the BL Lac RGB 2243 + 203, and its surroundings, obtained with the OSIRIS Multi Object Spectrograph (MOS) mounted in the...
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    New Observations with Gemini and GTC of the VHE Blazar KUV 00311-1938: About Its Redshift and Environment
    Extragalactic very-high-energy (VHE; E > 100 GeV) sources are unique objects to study the most powerful particle accelerators in nature, as active galactic...
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    Observation of Very High Energy γ-Rays from the AGN 1ES 2344+514 in a Low Emission State with the MAGIC Telescope
    The MAGIC collaboration has observed very high energy gamma-ray emission from the AGN 1ES 2344+514. A gamma-ray signal corresponding to an 11 σ excess and an...
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    Observations of Markarian 421 with the MAGIC Telescope
    The MAGIC telescope took data of very high energy γ-ray emission from the blazar Markarian 421 (Mrk 421) between 2004 November and 2005 April. We present a...
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    Observations of the Blazar 3C 66A with the Magic Telescopes in Stereoscopic Mode
    We report new observations of the intermediate-frequency peaked BL Lacertae object 3C 66A with the MAGIC telescopes. The data sample we use were taken in 2009...
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    Observations of three BL Lacertae objects - Constraints on inhomogeneous relativistically beamed jet models
    Multifrequency observations are presented of three BL Lac objects, including the first UV measurements of 0912 + 297 and 1219 + 285. An eight day optical flare...
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    OJ 287 and the predicted fade of 1998
    There were predictions that blazar OJ 287 should have faded in late 1997 or early 1998. The observational background for these predictions is the sudden fade of...
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    On the Connection of the Apparent Proper Motion and the VLBI Structure of Compact Radio Sources
    Many of the compact extragalactic radio sources that are used as fiducial points to define the celestial reference frame are known to have proper motions...