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Context: Sh2-104 is a Galactic H ii region with a bubble morphology, detected at optical and radio wavelengths. It is considered the first observational confirmation of the collect-and-collapse model of triggered star-formation. Aims: We…

We measure the transmission spectrum of WASP-19b from 3 transits using low-resolution optical spectroscopy from the HST Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph (STIS). The STIS spectra cover a wavelength range of 0.29-1.03 microns with…

The distribution of Io's volcanic activity likely reflects the position and magnitude of internal tidal heating. We use new observations of Io's polar regions by the Juno spacecraft Jovian Infrared Auroral Mapper (JIRAM) to complete…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2023-10-20 Ashley Gerard Davies , Jason Perry , David A. Williams , David M. Nelson

We present ground-based, spectroscopic observations of two transits of the ultra-hot Jupiter WASP-121b covering the wavelength range $\approx$500 - 950 nm using Gemini/GMOS. We use a Gaussian process framework to model instrumental…

We have analyzed IRIS spectral and slit-jaw observations of a quiet region near the South Pole. In this article we present an overview of the observations, the corrections, and the absolute calibration of the intensity. We focus on the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2018-01-09 C. E. Alissandrakis , J. -C. Vial , A. Koukras , E. Buchlin , M. Chane-Yook

We present 1-mm observations constructed from ALMA [Atacama Large (sub)Millimeter Array] data of SO$_2$, SO and KCl when Io went from sunlight into eclipse (20 March 2018), and vice versa (2 and 11 September 2018). There is clear evidence…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2020-09-17 Imke de Pater , Statia Luszcz-Cook , Patricio Rojo , Erin Redwing , Katherine de Kleer , Arielle Moullet

We present an atmospheric transmission spectrum for the ultra-hot Jupiter WASP-121b, measured using the Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph (STIS) onboard the Hubble Space Telescope (HST). Across the 0.47-1 micron wavelength range, the…

We present initial analysis and conclusions from plasma observations made during the reported "Mars plume event" of March - April 2012. During this period, multiple independent amateur observers detected a localized, high-altitude "plume"…

The discovery of OI atoms and CII ions in the upper atmosphere of HD 209458b, made with the Hubble Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph (STIS) using the G140L grating, showed that these heavy species fill an area comparable to the planet's…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-27 G. E. Ballester , L. Ben-Jaffel

The Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph (IRIS) of the NASA small explorer mission provides significantly more complete and higher resolution spectral coverage of the dynamical conditions inside the chromosphere and transition region (TR)…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-10-28 E. Tavabi , S. Koutchmy , L. Golub

Using narrow-band images recorded on over 150 nights by the 35 cm coronagraph which comprises PSI's Io Input/Output Facility (IoIO), we detected a 6-month long enhancement in the Jovian sodium nebula. The onset of the enhancement occurred…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2019-01-28 Jeffrey P. Morgenthaler , Julie A. Rathbun , Carl A. Schmidt , Jeffrey Baumgardner , Nicholas M. Schneider

We present Hubble Space Telescope optical and near-IR transmission spectra of the transiting hot-Jupiter WASP-31b. The spectrum covers 0.3-1.7 $\mu$m at a resolution $R\sim$70, which we combine with Spitzer photometry to cover the…

We present spatially resolved spectra observed with HST-STIS of the upper chromosphere and dust envelope of Alpha Orionis (M2 Iab). In the fall of 2002 a set of five high-resolution near-UV spectra was obtained by scanning at intensity…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 A. Lobel , J. Aufdenberg , A. K. Dupree , R. L. Kurucz , R. P. Stefanik , G. Torres

IRTF/SpeX observations of Pluto's near-infrared reflectance spectrum during 2013 show vibrational absorption features of CO and N$_2$ ices at 1.58 and 2.15 {\mu}m, respectively, that are weaker than had been observed during the preceding…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-18 W. M. Grundy , C. B. Olkin , L. A. Young , B. J. Holler

Juno has allowed clear, high-resolution imaging of Io's polar volcanoes using the Jovian Infrared Auroral Mapper (JIRAM) instrument. We have used data from JIRAM's M-band (4.78 um) imager from eleven Juno orbits to construct a global map of…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2024-09-25 M. Pettine , S. Imbeah , J. Rathbun , A. Hayes , R. Lopes-Gautier , A. Mura , F. Tosi , F. Zambon , S. Bertolino

On day 138 of 2010, the plume of dust and gas emerging from Enceladus' South Polar Terrain passed between the Sun and the Cassini spacecraft. This solar occultation enabled Cassini's Ultraviolet Imaging Spectrograph (UVIS) and the Visual…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2018-01-25 M. M. Hedman , D. Dhingra , P. D. Nicholson , C. J. Hansen , G. Portyankina , S. Ye , Y. Dong

This study analyzes near-infrared measurements of Io, Jupiter's moon, observed over 170 nights from 2016 to early 2022 using the NASA Infrared Telescope Facility (IRTF). During this period, seven new volcanic outbursts, the most energetic…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2023-08-16 Christian D. Tate , Julie A. Rathbun , Alexander G. Hayes , John R. Spencer , Madeline Pettine

Irradiated Jovian atmospheres are complex, dynamic, and can undergo temporal variations due to the close proximity of their parent stars. Of the Jovian planets that have been catalogued to date, KELT-9b is the hottest Gas Giant known, with…

Spectroscopic observations of a transit event of an extrasolar planet offer the opportunity to study the composition of the planetary atmosphere. We observed a transit of the inflated Hot Jupiter HAT-P-32b with MODS at the LBT to…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2016-05-25 Matthias Mallonn , Klaus G. Strassmeier

We report the transit observations of the ultra hot Jupiter WASP-121b using the Goodman High Throughput Spectrograph (GHTS) at the 4-meter ground-based telescope Southern Astrophysical Research Telescope (SOAR), covering the wavelength…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2023-05-31 Qinglin Ouyang , Wei Wang , Meng Zhai , Guo Chen , Patricio Rojo , Yujuan Liu , Fei Zhao , Jia-Sheng Huang , Gang Zhao