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astro-ph2008

SDSS J162718.39+120435.0 - a dwarf nova in the period gap

Jeremy Shears, Steve Brady, Boris Gaensicke +5

SDSS J162718.39+120435.0 was suspected of being a dwarf nova from spectroscopic observations made available by the Sloan Digital Sky Survey. Photometry conducted during the 2008 ou…

astro-ph2008★ 67 cited

A planetary nebula around nova V458 Vul undergoing flash ionization

R. Wesson, M. J. Barlow, R. L. M. Corradi +25

Nova V458 Vul erupted on 2007 August 8th and reached a visual magnitude of 8.1 a few days later. H images obtained six weeks before the outburst as part of the IPHAS galactic pl…

astro-ph2008★ 22 cited

Orbital periods of cataclysmic variables identified by the SDSS. V. VLT, NTT and Magellan observations of nine equatorial systems

John Southworth, B T Gaensicke, T R Marsh +6

We present VLT and Magellan spectroscopy and NTT photometry of nine faint cataclysmic variables (CVs) which were spectroscopically identified by the SDSS. We measure orbital period…

astro-ph2008★ 50 cited

IPHAS discoveries of young stars towards Cyg OB2 and its southern periphery

Jorick S. Vink, Janet E. Drew, Danny Steeghs +5

We report on the discovery of over 50 strong Halpha emitting objects towards the large OB association Cyg OB2 and the HII region DR 15 on its southern periphery. This was achieved…

astro-ph2008★ 51 cited

Orbital periods of cataclysmic variables identified by the SDSS. III. Time-series photometry obtained during the 2004/5 International Time Project on La Palma

M. Dillon, B. T. Gaensicke, A. Aungwerojwit +7

We present time resolved CCD photometry of 15 cataclysmic variables (CVs) identified by the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS). The data were obtained as part of the 2004/05 Internati…