DY Cen has shown a steady fading of its visual light by about one magnitude in the last 40 yr, suggesting a secular increase in its effective temperature. We have conducted non-local thermodynamic equilibrium (LTE) and LTE ...

Several unidentified broad emission features, previously seen only in the spectrum of the nebulosity in the Red Rectangle, have been observed in a spectrum of the R CrB star V854 Cen taken in a deep minimum. Similarities ...

A photoionization code has been developed incorporating provision for the presence of dust mixed with gas. M4-18 has been modelled utilizing optical CCD spectra and other observations ranging from UV to radio wavelengths. ...

Fourier analysis of the light curves of R CrB in the V band near maximum shows that in addition to several significant short periods there is a modulation of the visual light with a period around 1170 days, similar to that ...

The spectral region between 1250–3000 A contains important spectral lines to understand the ˚ morphological structures and evolution of planetary nebulae. This is the region sampled by UVIT through various filter bands ...

Polarimetric observations of HD 30353, SU Tau, XX Cam, R CrB, UV Cas, BD +13°3224, BD +10°2179 and HD 124448 are presented. The linear polarization of HD 30353 is found to vary appreciably at Hα over a time scale as short ...

BVRI polarimetry of AC Her shows that the wavelength dependence of polarization is weak with a marginal increase towards blue and that the position angle is nearly independent of wavelength. It is argued that the interstellar ...

The existence of cool regions where dust can condense is explored in RCB stars at minimum

This review presents a selection of recent highlights of observations of R Coronae Borealis (RCB) variables. Emphasis is placed on an abundance analysis of a complete sample (18 stars) of the warm galactic RCBs. It is shown ...