Optical spectroscopy of three recently discovered BL Lacs (PG 1246+586, PG 1424+240 and PG 1437+398) in the Palomar-Green optical survey is presented. The three sources have featureless spectra and the continuum is well represented by a power law model with slopes typical of BL Lac objects. The observations together with data at other frequencies

The "Cosmic Evolution Survey" (COSMOS) enables the study of the spectral energy distributions (SEDs) of active galactic nuclei (AGNs) because of the deep coverage and rich sampling of frequencies from X-ray to radio. Here we present an SED catalog of 413 X-ray (XMM-Newton)-selected type 1 (emission line FWHM > 2000 km s–1) AGNs with Magellan, SDSS

We present results from a detailed spectrophotometric analysis of the blue compact dwarf galaxy Mrk 35 (Haro 3), based on deep optical (BVRI) and near-IR (JHK) imaging, Hα narrowband observations, and long-slit spectroscopy. The optical emission of the galaxy is dominated by a central young starburst, with a barlike shape, while an underlying

In this work we present the results of the spectroscopic analysis in the near-infrared J band of a sample of 48 star forming galaxies at z = 0.84. Half of the sample was selected by a narrow-band filter tuned to Hα at that redshift and the other half was selected by photometric redshifts at the same redshift. We provide Hα luminosities and star

The study if the large scale structure and properties of the Milky Way has always walked hand in hand with the availability of photometric and spectroscopic large scale surveys. Using the data from programs as 2MASS or UKIDSS, we show how we can derive large scale properties of our Galaxy, such as the behavior of the interstellar extinction or the

We study non-LTE inversions of the Ca II infrared triplet lines as a tool for inferring physical properties of the quiet Sun. The inversion code is successful in recovering the temperature, velocity, and longitudinal magnetic flux density in the photosphere and chromosphere, but the height range where the inversions are sensitive is limited