We report intermediate resolution H alpha spectroscopy of the black hole candidate Nova Muscae 1991 during quiescence. We classify the companion star as a K3...
We present the results of the study of visible (UBVRIZ) intra-night microvariability in the blazar OJ 287. Useful observations (at least four integrations in a...
Polarization measurements of the microquasar Cygnus X-1 exist at γ-ray, X-ray, ultraviolet, optical and radio frequencies. The γ-ray emission has been shown to...
The Nature and Size of the Optical Continuum Source in QSO 2237+0305
From the peak of a gravitational microlensing high-magnification event in the A component of QSO 2237+0305, which was accurately monitored by the Gravitational...
The Nature of the UV/Optical Emission of the Ultraluminous X-Ray Source in Holmberg II
We report on UV and X-ray spectroscopy and broadband optical observations of the ultraluminous X-ray source in Holmberg II. Fitting various stellar spectral...
Phase-resolved spectroscopy of the newly discovered X-ray transient MAXI J0556-332 has revealed the presence of narrow emission lines in the Bowen region that...
The nature of the X-ray transient SAX J1711.6-3808
SAX J1711.6-3808 is an X-ray transient in the Galactic bulge that was active from January through May of 2001 and whose maximum 1-200 keV luminosity was...
The omnipresent flux-dependent optical dips of the black hole transient Swift J1357.2−0933
Swift J1357.2-0933 is a black hole transient that is of particular interest due to the optical recurrent dips found during its first two outbursts (in 2011 and...
The Optical Counterpart of the Accreting Millisecond Pulsar SAX J1808.4-3658 in Outburst: Constraints on the Binary Inclination
We present multiband optical/IR photometry of V4580 Sgr, the optical counterpart of the accretion-powered millisecond pulsar SAX J1808.4-3658, taken during the...