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most citedThe unprecedented optical outburst of the quasar 3C 454.3. The WEBT campaign of 2004-2005

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6 papers

astro-ph.GA2025★ 1 cited

The gas streamer G1-2-3 in the Galactic Center

S. Gillessen, F. Eisenhauer, J. Cuadra +61

The black hole in the Galactic Center, Sgr A*, is prototypical for ultra-low-fed galactic nuclei. The discovery of a hand-full of gas clumps in the realm of a few Earth masses in i…

astro-ph.IM2025★ 4 cited

Conceptual Opto-Mechanical design of SHARP: a near-infrared multi-mode spectrograph conceived for the next-generation telescopes

H. Mahmoodzadeh, P. Saracco, P. Conconi +18

The next generation of Extremely Large Telescopes (ELTs), with their wide apertures and advanced Multi-Conjugate Adaptive Optics (MCAO) systems, will provide unprecedented sharp an…

astro-ph.EP2025★ 5 cited

High-contrast spectroscopy with the new VLT/ERIS instrument: Molecular maps and radial velocity of the gas giant AF Lep b

Jean Hayoz, Markus Johannes Bonse, Felix Dannert +66

The Enhanced Resolution Imager and Spectrograph (ERIS) is the new Adaptive-Optics (AO) assisted Infrared instrument at the Very Large Telescope (VLT). Its refurbished Integral Fiel…

astro-ph.IM2024★ 2 cited

SHARP -- A near-IR multi-mode spectrograph conceived for MORFEO@ELT

P. Saracco, P. Conconi, C. Arcidiacono +50

The Extremely Large Telescopes (ELTs), thanks to their large apertures and cutting-edge Multi-Conjugate Adaptive Optics (MCAO) systems, promise to deliver sharper and deeper data e…

astro-ph.HE2009★ 50 cited

AGILE detection of a rapid gamma-ray flare from the blazar PKS 1510-089 during the GASP-WEBT monitoring

F. D'Ammando, G. Pucella, C. M. Raiteri +103

We report the detection by the AGILE satellite of a rapid gamma-ray flare from the powerful gamma-ray quasar PKS 1510-089, during a pointing centered on the Galactic Center region…

astro-ph2006★ 186 cited

The unprecedented optical outburst of the quasar 3C 454.3. The WEBT campaign of 2004-2005

M. Villata, C. M. Raiteri, T. J. Balonek

The radio quasar 3C 454.3 underwent an exceptional optical outburst lasting more than 1 year and culminating in spring 2005. The maximum brightness detected was R = 12.0, which rep…