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We present an extensive analysis of the 850 μm polarization maps of the SCUBA Polarimeter Legacy (SCUPOL) Catalogue produced by Matthews et al., focusing exclusively on the molecular clouds and star-forming regions. For the sufficiently sampled regions, we characterize the depolarization properties and the turbulent-to-mean magnetic field ratio of

We present analysis of Fabry-Perot interferometric observations for a sample of 11 starburst galaxies with redshift z ≲ 0.03 selected from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey. We have targeted the Hα λ 6562.78 emission line at spatial sampling of 0.2arcsec-0.4 arcsec and at spectral resolution of R ˜ 16 000. Studying two-dimensional maps for the velocity

Detecting companions to Cepheids is difficult. In most cases the brightness of the pulsator masks the fainter secondary. Since Cepheids play a key role in determining the cosmic distance scale it is crucial to find binaries among the calibrating stars of the period-luminosity relation. Here we present an ongoing observing project of searching for

The gamma radiolysis of fullerene C-60 dispersed in H2O, H2O/NH3, H2O/methanol and H2O/NH3/methanol was studied at 250 and 500 kGy. It was found that C-60 originally insoluble in the above mentioned hosting matrix became soluble as a consequence of multiple hydroxylation and oxidation reaction produced by the free radicals generated by the

Observations of the Earth as a planet using the earthshine technique (i.e. looking at the light reflected from the dark side of the Moon) have been used for climate and astrobiology studies. They provide information about the planetary albedo, a fundamental parameter of the Earth's energy balance. Here we present, for the first time, observations