We observed VB 10 in August and September 2009 using the FORS2 camera of the VLT with the aim of measuring its astrometric motion and of probing for the...
Astrometry with Carte du Ciel plates, San Fernando zone . II. CdC-SF: a precise proper motion catalogue
Context. The historic plates of the Carte du Ciel, an international cooperative project launched in 1887, offer valuable first-epoch material for the...
Astrometry with Carte du Ciel plates, San Fernando zone. I. Digitization and measurement using a flatbed scanner
Context: The historic plates of the Carte du Ciel, an international cooperative project launched in 1887, offers valuable first-epoch material for determining...
Astronomical observations and synthesis of ellipsoidal triaxial structures. I. Geometrical considerations.
Isophotal analyses developed in recent years (CCD images and numerical mapping techniques) have revealed that triaxial structures are frequently present in...
Astronomical site ranking based on tropospheric wind statistics
High-altitude wind speeds have been adopted as a parameter for astronomical site selection based on the relationship found at the Paranal and Cerro Pachón sites...
Astronomical site selection: on the use of satellite data for aerosol content monitoring
The main goal of this work is to analyse new approaches to the study of the properties of astronomical sites. In particular, satellite data measuring aerosols...
Astronomy and Cartography in Benahoare: an orientated map of the Canary island of La Palma in an ancient petroglyph
The Canary island of La Palma (ancient Benahoare) is one the richest island territory of the world in rock art manifestations (Martín Rodríguez and Pais Pais...
During the transition from the first to the second millennium, a new artistic and architectural style known as “Romanesque” emerged and developed in the Iberian...