We present the possible use of spectro-polarimetric measurements on a set of data recorded with La Palma Stokes Polarimeter attached to the Swedish Vacuum Solar Telescope. The stratification over the solar atmosphere of different physical parameters is retrieved from these data using the Stokes Inversion based on Response functions (SIR). We derive

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

We present high-quality, wide spectral coverage long-slit optical spectra for 12 powerful radio sources at low and intermediate redshifts (z 0.7) that show evidence for a substantial ultraviolet (UV) excess. These data were taken using the William Herschel Telescope and the ESO Very Large Telescope with the aim of determining the detailed

Sporadic cometary-like activity has been observed in three asteroids of the main belt (the Main Belt Comets, MBCs, Hsieh and Jewitt 2006, Science, 312, 561): (7968) Elst-Pizarro, 118401 (1999 RE70) and P/2005 U1 (Read). All of them are members of the Themis family. The study of this objects is of fundamental importance to address several

We have built a hybrid turbulence profiler measuring simultaneously the atmospheric turbulence structure with a Shack- Hartmann wave front sensor and a G-SCIDAR (scintillation sensor). This is the first instrument combining two different techniques to measure simultaneously the turbulence structure. The hybrid profiler has been installed at the

We present a detailed study on the surface composition of 2003 EL61. We use visible and near-infrared spectra of 2003 EL61 obtained for more than three consecutive hours covering more than 80% of the rotational period, in the Telescopio Nazionale Galileo and William Herschel Telescope, sited in the Observatorio del Roque de los Muchachos. First we