Astrophysical: Eclipses

  • Publishing
    PARALAJES Lights of the Universe
    In 2015 we celebrated the International Year of Light, which is the "messenger" of astrophysical phenomena, and it was also the 30th anniversary of the official...
  • Publication
    Secondary eclipses in the CoRoT light curves. A homogeneous search based on Bayesian model selection
    Aims: We aim to identify and characterize secondary eclipses in the original light curves of all published CoRoT planets using uniform detection and evaluation...
  • Publication
    System parameters of three short-period cataclysmic variable stars
    Using photometric ULTRACAM observations of three new short-period cataclysmic variables (CVs), we model the primary eclipse light curves to extract the orbital...
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    The centre-to-limb variations of solar Fraunhofer lines imprinted upon lunar eclipse spectra. Implications for exoplanet transit observations
    The atmospheres of exoplanets are commonly studied by observing the transit of the planet passing in front of its parent star. The obscuration of part of the...
  • Publication
    The GTC exoplanet transit spectroscopy survey. III. No asymmetries in the transit of CoRoT-29b
    Context. The launch of the exoplanet space missions obtaining exquisite photometry from space has resulted in the discovery of thousands of planetary systems...
  • News
    The IAC brings the partial solar eclipse of 29 March closer to the public
    This Saturday, 29 March 2025, the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) was able to follow the partial solar eclipse from the Teide Observatory in Tenerife...
  • News
    The IAC is launching the NATE experiment in Palencia to coincide with the total solar eclipse on 12 Augustwith the support of the Government of the Canary Islands
    On 12 August, to mark the total eclipse that will be visible across much of Spain, various towns in Palencia — including the capital, Frómista and Carrión de...
  • Publication
    The Mass of the Neutron Star in CYG X-2 (V1341 CYG)
    Cygnus X-2 is one of the brightest and longest known X-ray sources. We present high resolution optical spectroscopy of Cyg X-2 obtained over 4 years which gives...
  • Blog
    The Solar Corona: The Mystery Unveiled by Eclipses
    The general public tends to think that the greatest mysteries hidden in the sky involve the strangest phenomena, such as black holes or those located at—in the...