Moderate resolution near-infrared mapping of the M31 bulge component is presented, and the structure, and radial color index and surface brightness variations are discussed. The near-infrared surface brightness, mu(r), is matched well by Hubble and de Vaucouleurs functions for major axis distances of r greater than 30 arcsec, although they fail to

A study of IUE spectra of eight cool G4-K0 giants shows evidence of interstellar Mg II absorption in all the stars but Delta Dra. Sharp features are detected in the emission wings of four stars, while only strong asymmetries of the emission profiles are noted in three cases. In all the cases studied, the interstellar absorption features fall very

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Near infrared maps of the planetary nebula IC 418 taken at 5 arc sec spatial resolution are presented. These show an extremely compact source structure at 1.65 microns, and very much broader and more elliptical emission distributions at 2.2 and 3.6 microns. The possibility that the near infrared continuum derives from small grains with low thermal

High-resolution white-light pictures are analyzed to study the differences between the granular size near sunspot penumbrae and in light-bridges presenting granular structure and that of the quiet photosphere. No difference is found between the mean granular diameter in light-bridges and the quiet photosphere. The dispersion found in the results