An eclipsing post-common-envelope binary in the field of the Kepler mission
We present a new eclipsing post-common-envelope binary, identified inside the Kepler field prior to the launch of the spacecraft. Multifilter photometry and...
An ellipsoidal modulation in Nova Ophiuchi 1977 (=H1705-25=V2107 Oph)
We report the detection of an orbital, ellipsoidal modulation at a period of 16.8h for V2107 Oph (Nova Ophiuchi 1977, H1705-25), from R-band photometry. From...
An ellipsoidal modulation in X-ray Nova VELA 1993 (=GRS 1009-45)
We present the first optical observations of the soft X-ray transient Nova Vela 1993, taken during quiescence in 1995 and 1996. From the R-band photometry with...
We present the first infrared ellipsoidal study of a low-mass X-ray binary system, and hence measure the mass of the neutron star. Photometry of Cen X-4...
An enhanced slope in the transmission spectrum of the hot Jupiter WASP-104b
We present the optical transmission spectrum of the hot Jupiter WASP-104b based on one transit observed by the blue and red channels of the Double Spectrograph...
An enquiry on the origins of N-rich stars in the inner Galaxy based on APOGEE chemical compositions
Recent evidence based on APOGEE data for stars within a few kpc of the Galactic Centre suggests that dissolved globular clusters (GCs) contribute significantly...
An equatorial outflow in the black hole optical dipper Swift J1357.2-0933
We present high time resolution optical spectroscopy and imaging of the black hole transient Swift J1357.2-0933 during its 2017 outburst. The light curves show...
An ever-present Gaia snail shell triggered by a dark matter wake
We utilize a novel numerical technique to model star formation in cosmological simulations of galaxy formation - called SUPERSTARS - to simulate a Milky Way...