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  • C. Ragoonatha Charry and variable star astronomy 
    Kameswara Rao, N; Vagiswari, A; Thakur, P; Birdie, C (Centre for Astronomy, 2009-11)
    C. Ragoonatha Charry, the First Assistant at Madras Observatory from 1864 to 1880, was not only a noted Indian observational astronomer but also someone who emphasized the need for incorporating modern observationally-based ...
  • Ca II K Emission in Canopus 
    Bappu, M. K. V; Mekkaden, M. V; Kameswara Rao, N (Astronomical Society of India, 1984-06)
    The Changes in the Ca II K line profile of the F0 supergiant Canopus have been studied from the high dispersion coude spectrograms obtained since 1975. The emission in the core of the line is variable in a timescale of few ...
  • The Carbon Star DY Persei May Be a Cool R Coronae Borealis Variable 
    Garcia-Hernandez, D. A; Kameswara Rao, N; Lambert, David L; Eriksson, K; Reddy, A. B. S; Masseron, Thomas (American Astronomical Society, 2023-05-01)
    Optical and near-IR photometry suggests that the carbon star DY Persei exhibits fadings similar to those of R Coronae Borealis (RCB) variables. Photometric surveys of the Galaxy and Magellanic Clouds uncovered new DY Per ...
  • CCD photometry in VRI bands of the galactic cluster NGC 2818 
    Surendiranath, R; Kameswara Rao, N; Sagar, R; Nathan, J. S; Ghosh, K. K (Indian Academy of Sciences, 1990-06)
    The open cluster NGC 2818 containing a planetary nebula has been observed in VRI bands using the CCD system at prime focus of the 2.3 meter Vainu Bappu Telescope. The study extending to stars V of 21 magnitude established ...
  • Charles Michie Smith – founder of the Kodaikanal (Solar Physics) Observatory and beginnings of physical astronomy in India 
    Kameswara Rao, N; Vagiswari, A; Birdie, C (Indian Academy of Sciences, 2014-02-10)
    It has been about 115 years since the establishment of Kodaikanal Observatory as an extension of the original Madras Observatory, which has evolved into the present Indian Institute of Astrophysics at Bangalore. It is ...
  • The chemical composition and circumstellar environment of the variable star QY sge 
    Goswami, A; Kameswara Rao, N; Lambert, D. L (Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 2004)
    Chemical composition studies of the variable star QY Sge show abundance anomalies suggestive of the pattern exhibited by the warmer RV Tau variables. Abundance analysis indicates a near-solar atmosphere with highly condensable ...
  • The chemical composition of the RV Tauri variable IW Carinae 
    Giridhar, S; Kameswara Rao, N; Lambert, D. L (The American Astronomical Society, 1994-12)
    Analysis of the RV Tauri star IW Carinae shows a photospheric composition unlike that reported previously for a few other RV Tau stars but resembling that of certain post-asymptotic giant branch stars (post-AGB) stars. IW ...
  • A comparison of synthetic and observed spectra for G-K dwarfs using artificial neural networks 
    Gulati, R. K; Gupta, R; Kameswara Rao, N (European Southern Observatory, 1997-06)
    A library of synthetic spectra, based on Kurucz model atmospheres, has been used to compare the spectroscopic observations in the wavelength range 4850-5384 Å by using statistical and supervised artificial neural network ...
  • Detection of a white dwarf companion to a blue straggler star in the outskirts of globular cluster NGC 5466 with the ultraviolet imaging telescope (UVIT) 
    Snehalata Sahu; Subramaniam, A; Simunovic, Mirko; Postma, J; Cote, Patrick; Kameswara Rao, N; Geller, Aaron M; Leigh, Nathan; Shara, Michael; Puzia, Thomas H; Stetson, Peter B (IOP Publishing, 2019-05-01)
    We report the discovery of a hot white dwarf (WD) companion to a blue straggler star (BSS) in the globular cluster (GC) NGC 5466, based on observations from the Ultra-Violet Imaging Telescope (UVIT) on board AstroSat. ...
  • Detection of CH+, CH and H2 Molecules in the Young Planetary Nebula IC 4997 
    Kameswara Rao, N; Lambert, D. L; Reddy, A. B. S; Manchado, A; Diaz-Luis, J. J; Garcia-Hernandez, D. A (IOP Publishing, 2020-07-01)
    We have detected CH+ and CH molecular absorption lines from the youngcompact planetary nebula IC 4997 from high resolution optical spectra. A high-resolution infra-red (H and K bands) spectrum provides detection of H2 ...
  • Do hydrogen-deficient carbon stars have winds? 
    Geballe, T. R; Kameswara Rao, N; Clayton, G. C (Institute of Physics, 2009-06)
    We present high resolution spectra of the five known hydrogen-deficient carbon (HdC) stars in the vicinity of the 10830 Å line of neutral helium. In R Coronae Borealis (RCB) stars the He I line is known to be strong and ...
  • The double dust envelopes of R coronae borealis stars 
    Montiel, Edward J; Clayton, G. C; Sugerman, B. E. K; Evans, A; Garcia-Hernandez, D. A; Kameswara Rao, N; Matsuura, M; Tisserand, P (IOP Publishing, 2018-10)
    The study of extended, cold dust envelopes surrounding R Coronae Borealis (RCB) stars began with their discovery by the Infrared Astronomical Satellite. RCB stars are carbon-rich supergiants characterized by their extreme ...
  • Dramatic Changes in the Polarization of AR Pup 
    Raveendran, A. V; Deshpande, M. R; Kameswara Rao, N; Joshi, U. C; Kuleshrestha, A. K (Konkoly Observatory, 1985-04-25)
  • Dust around R Coronae Borealis Stars. I. Spitzer/Infrared Spectrograph Observations 
    Aníbal García-Hernández, D; Kameswara Rao, N; Lambert, D. L (IOP Publishing, 2011-09-20)
    Spitzer/infrared spectrograph (IRS) spectra from 5 to 37 μm for a complete sample of 31 R Coronae Borealis stars (RCBs) are presented. These spectra are combined with optical and near-infrared photometry of each RCB at ...
  • Dust Around R Coronae Borealis Stars. II. Infrared Emission Features in an H-poor Environment 
    Garcia-Hernandez, D. A; Kameswara Rao, N; Lambert, D. L (IOP Publishing, 2013-08-20)
    Residual Spitzer/Infrared Spectrograph spectra for a sample of 31 R Coronae Borealis (RCB) stars are presented and discussed in terms of narrow emission features superimposed on the quasi-blackbody continuous infrared ...
  • DZ Andromedae : A search for the spectral evidence of its possible RCB nature 
    Goswami, A; Kameswara Rao, N; Lambert, D. L (Astronomical Society of India, 1999)
    The analysis of high-resolution spectra of DZ Andromedae, a suspected R Coronae Borealis variable, is presented here. The spectra of DZ And show the characteristics of a normal K2 III star, indicating that the star was ...
  • Early pioneers of telescopic astronomy in India: G.V.Juggarow and his Observatory 
    Kameswara Rao, N; Vagiswari, A; Birdie, C (Indian Academy of Sciences, 2011-05-25)
    G.V.Juggarow was one of the early pioneers of observational astronomy in India who built his own observatory in 1840 at Vizagapatam (Vizagapatnam). His legacy was continued by his son-in-law A.V.Nursing Row till 1892, his ...
  • The eccentric double-lined binary BD - 1 deg 1004 
    Kameswara Rao, N; Ashoka, B. N; Lloyd, C; Pike, C. D; Stickland, D. J (Indian Academy of Sciences, 1990-12)
    A new radial velocity study has been made of the highly eccentric, early-type binary BD - 1 deg 1004 using spectra from the Kavalur Observatory. All available archival material has also been reexamined. An attempt has been ...
  • Emission Spectrum of Hot R CrB star Mv Sgr 
    Kameswara Rao, N; Houziaux, L; Giridhar, S (Indian Academy Sciences, 1990-03)
    The new spectroscopic observation of MV Sgr obtained at ESO in 1987july shows enhanced emission lines of He I , λ 3889, [S II ] λ 4068 relative to the observations discussed by Jeffrey et al. (1988). The presence of [SII] ...
  • Emission-line spectra of XX Ophiuchi in 1996 and 1997 
    Goswami, A; Kameswara Rao, N; Lambert, D. L (The Observatory, 2001-04)

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