Is the riddle of the astronomical Li origin solved?
Lithium is a key element which plays an important role in astronomy as well as everyday human life. Nevertheless it is probably the only element whose...
JHKLM photometry of Nova Cygni 1978 taken over the period 1978 September 20-26 is presented. Evidence for a strong depression in the L band is noted. There is...
Long-term photometry of WX Arietis: evidence for eclipses and dips
We present R-band photometry of the SW Sex-type cataclysmic variable WX Arietis made in October 1995 and August 1998-February 1999. Contrary to previous results...
M31N 2008-12a - The Remarkable Recurrent Nova in M31: Panchromatic Observations of the 2015 Eruption.
The Andromeda Galaxy recurrent nova M31N 2008-12a had been observed in eruption 10 times, including yearly eruptions from 2008 to 2014. With a measured...
M31N 2008-12a, the Unique Recurrent Nova in Andromeda: A Quick Look at the 2022 Eruption
M31N 2008-12a, located in the Andromeda galaxy (M31), is the best studied recurrent nova. It presents periodic outbursts with about one year between eruptions...
M31N 2015-01a - A Luminous Red Nova in the Andromeda Galaxy
MASTER-Kislovodsk auto-detection system discovered a faint transient in the Andromeda galaxy on January 13th 2015. It was originally identified as a classical...
MAGIC search for VHE γ-ray emission from AE Aquarii in a multiwavelength context
Context. It has been claimed that the nova-like cataclysmic variable AE Aquarii (AE Aqr) is a very-high-energy (VHE, E> 100 GeV) source both on observational...
Measuring the expansion and age of the nova shell IPHASX J210204.7 + 471015
The parallax expansion and kinematics of a nova shell can be used to assess its age and distance, and to investigate the interaction of the ejecta with the...
Modelling the spectral energy distribution of the red giant in RS Ophiuchi: evidence for irradiation
We present an analysis of optical and infrared spectra of the recurrent nova RS Oph obtained during between 2006 and 2009. The best fit to the optical spectrum...