We present the evolution of the luminosity-size and stellar mass-size relations of luminous (LV>~3.4×1010 h-270 Lsolar) and massive (M*>~3×1010 h-270 Msolar) galaxies in the last ~11 Gyr. We use very deep near-infrared images of the Hubble Deep Field-South and the MS 1054-03 field in the Js, H, and Ks bands from FIRES to retrieve the sizes in the

Genuine spectral energy distributions (SED) of the central few parsec region of the nearest and brightest active galaxies in the southern hemisphere are presented. These are compiled from very high-spatial resolution data taken from radio (VLBA), IR adaptive optics and interferometry, and optical (HST) observations. The new SEDs are characterized

The distribution of stars in the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram narrates their evolutionary history and directly assesses their properties. Placing stars in this diagram however requires the knowledge of their distances and interstellar extinctions, which are often poorly known for Galactic stars. The spectroscopic Hertzsprung-Russell diagram (sHRD)

We estimate the typical spectrum of spatial fluctuations of intensity due to the penumbral filaments. High angular resolution continuum images are used (cut-off frequencies equivalent to 0.28" wavelength of about 5257 Å). The amplitude of the observed spectra follows the modulation transfer function of our optical system. In other words, the

We present V, I CCD photometry of the Sextans dwarf spheroidal galaxy (dSph) in the Local Group. Images of the galaxy were taken by Suprime-Cam on Subaru, covering 26 fields extended to the tidal radius. The color-magnitude diagrams extending two magnitudes below the main-sequence turnoff (MSTO) show a steep red giant branch (RGB), blue and red

We present a study of the star formation process in the giant H II region NGC 5471 in the outskirts of M 101 from both integrated and resolved photometry. Stellar population analysis with the code CHORIZOS is compatible with the hypothesis that this regions has, at least, two different populations. The color-magnitude diagram of the region as