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  • Father J. Richaud and early telescope observations in India 
    Kameswara Rao, N; Vagiswari, A; Louis, C (Astronomical Society of India, 1984-03)
    Father Richard who discovered the binary nature of alpha Centauri from Pondicherry is probably the first person to use a telescope on Indian soil. A brief sketch of his life and astronomical contributions from India are presented.
  • FG Sagittae: A Newborn R Coronae Borealis Star? 
    Gonzalez, G; Lambert, D. L; Wallerstein, G; Kameswara Rao, N; Smith, V. V; McCarthy, J. K (The American Astronomical Society, 1998-01)
    We have monitored FG Sge's spectroscopic changes since the time just prior to its dramatic fading in 1992 August. The most significant qualitative changes in the spectrum include large variations in the strength of the C2 ...
  • Fiber-fed echelle spectrometer of the 2.34 meter Vainu Bappu Telescope 
    Kameswara Rao, N; Sriram, S; Gabriel, F; Prasad, B. R; Samson, J. P. A; Jayakumar, K; Srinivasan, R; Mahesh, P. K; Giridhar, S (Anita Publications, 2004-12)
    The optical design and performance of high resolution fiber-fed echelle spectrometer for the 2.34 meter Vainu Bappu Telescope (VBT) is described. An optical fiber of core 100 J-Lm and length 45 meter is used to link the ...
  • First evidence of the possible detection of diffuse circumstellar bands in AGB descendants 
    Di­az-Luis, J. J; Garcia-Hernandez, D. A; Kameswara Rao, N; Manchado, A; Cataldo, F (Societa Astronomica Italiana, 2016-06)
    The short transition phase between asymptotic giant branch stars (AGB; when circumstellar envelopes rich in small organic molecules are efficiently created) and planetary nebulae (PNe) represents a most active phase of ...
  • Fluorine in R Coronae Borealis Stars 
    Pandey, G; Lambert, D. L; Kameswara Rao, N (Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 2008)
    Neutral fluorine lines are identified in the optical spectra of several R Coronae Borealis stars (RCBs) at maximum light. These lines provide the first measurement of the fluorine abundance in these stars. Fluorine is ...
  • Fluorine in R Coronae Borealis Stars 
    Pandey, G; Lambert, D. L; Kameswara Rao, N (University of Chicago Press, 2008-02)
    Neutral fluorine (F i) lines are identified in the optical spectra of several R Coronae Borealis stars (RCBs) at maximum light. These lines provide the first measurement of the fluorine abundance in these stars. Fluorine ...
  • Further VLA observations of hydrogen deficient stars 
    Kameswara Rao, N; Venugopal, V. R; Patnaik, A. R (Indian Academy of Sciences, 1987-09)
    VLA observations at 6 cm have been obtained for three hydrogen-deficient objects (Upsilon Sgr, V 348 Sgr, and Abell 58). Abell 58 was also observed at 2 cm. Only upper limits to the flux density could be set for these ...
  • Globular Cluster UVIT Legacy Survey (GlobULeS) – I. FUV–optical colour–magnitude diagrams for eight globular clusters 
    Sahu, Snehalata; Subramaniam, A; Singh, Gaurav; Yadav, Ramakant; Valcarce, Aldo R; Choudhury, Samyaday; Sharmila Rani; Deepthi, S. Prabhu; Chung, Chul; Cote, Patrick; Leigh, Nathan; Geller, Aaron M; Chatterjee, Sourav; Kameswara Rao, N; Bandyopadhyay, Avrajit; Shara, Michael; Dalessandro, Emanuele; Pandey, G; Postma, Joesph E; Hutchings, John; Simunovic, Mirko; Stetson, Peter B; Sivarani, T; Puzia, Thomas; Sohn, Young-Jong (Oxford University Press on behalf of the Royal Astronomical Society, 2022-07)
    We present the first results of eight globular clusters (GCs) from the AstroSat/UVIT Legacy Survey programme GlobULeS based on the observations carried out in two far-ultraviolet (FUV) filters (F148W and F169M). The ...
  • Globular Cluster UVIT Legacy Survey (GlobULeS). III. Omega Centauri in Far-ultraviolet 
    Deepthi, S. Prabhu; Subramaniam, A; Sahu, Snehalata; Chung, Chul; Leigh, Nathan W. C; Dalessandro, Emanuele; Chatterjee, Sourav; Kameswara Rao, N; Shara, Michael; Cote, Patrick; Choudhury, Samyaday; Pandey, G; Valcarce, Aldo A. R; Singh, G; Postma, Joesph E; Sharmila Rani; Bandyopadhyay, Avrajit; Geller, Aaron M; Hutchings, John; Puzia, Thomas; Simunovic, Mirko; Sohn, Young-Jong; Sivarani, T; Yadav, Ramakant Singh (American Astronomical Society, 2022-11-10)
    We present the first comprehensive study of the most massive globular cluster, Omega Centauri, in the farultraviolet (FUV), extending from the center to ∼28% of the tidal radius using the Ultraviolet Imaging Telescope on ...
  • The great september comet of 1882 II (C\1882 R1) that transited over the Sun - Pogson's observations from Madras Observatory 
    Kameswara Rao, N; Vagiswari, A; Birdie, C (Indian Institute of Astrophysics, 2007-06)
  • HD 147010:The AP star in the reflection nebula vdB 102 in upper scorpius region 
    Kameswara Rao, N; Rajamohan, R (Indian Academy of Sciences, 1982-09)
    HD 147010, which is in the reflection nebula vdB 102, has been found to be a hot Ap silicon star rather than a normal A supergiant. From the UBV and JHK photometry of the star, color excess E(B-V) of 0.29 and the ratio of ...
  • A high resolution spectroscopic study of XX Ophiuchi 
    Goswami, A; Kameswara Rao, N; Lambert, D. L (Astronomical Society of India, 2001)
    The star XX Oph has been known to exhibit peculiar spectral variabilities since the work of Merrill in 1924. A high resolution spectroscopic study of the XX Oph spectra taken in July 1996 and later in June 1997 also exhibit ...
  • High Resolution Spectroscopy of QY Sge 
    Kameswara Rao, N; Goswami, A; Lambert, D. L (Astronomical Society of India, 2002-09)
    High resolution spectral analysis of QY Sge, a post AGB star is presented here. The spectrum of QY Sge is characterized by three major components: absorption lines representative of a G supergiant, sharp emission lines ...
  • High resolution spectroscopy of R Coronae Borealis during the 1988-1989 minimum 
    Lambert, D. L; Kameswara Rao, N; Giridhar, S (Indian Academy of Sciences, 1990-12)
    Moderate-resolution spectra of the C2 Swan 0-1 bandhead, the Na I D lines and the K I resonance lines near 7660 A obtained at minimum light during the 1988-1989 decline of R CrB are discussed and interpreted in terms of a ...
  • High resolution spectroscopy of the R Coronae Borealis star, V854 Centauri, during a deep minimum 
    Kameswara Rao, N; Lambert, D. L (American Astronomical Society, 1993-05)
    The R Coronae Borealis star V854 Cen was observed at minimum light (V about 15) at high spectral resolution from 5480 to 7070 A. The spectrum consists of three components: a continuum devoid of photospheric lines, a ...
  • High Resolution Spectroscopy of the Semi-Regular Variable LR Sco 
    Giridhar, S; Kameswara Rao, N; Lambert, D. L (Indian Academy of Sciences, 1992)
    A detailed spectroscopic investigation of LR Sco which was earlier misclassified as R CrB star is made. Atmospheric parameters and elemental abundances are determined using detailed depth-dependent model atmospheres and ...
  • High Resolution Stellar Spectroscopy with VBT Echelle Spectrometer 
    Kameswara Rao, N; Sriram, S; Jayakumar, K; Gabriel, F (Indian Academy of Sciences, 2005-09)
    The optical design and performance of the recently commissioned fiber fed echelle spectrometer of 2.34 meter Vainu Bappu Telescope are described. The use of it for stellar spectroscopic studies is discussed.
  • High-resolution Optical Spectroscopy of DY Cen: Diffuse Interstellar Bands in a Proto-fullerene Circumstellar Environment? 
    Garcia-Hernandez, D. A; Kameswara Rao, N; Lambert, D. L (IOP Publishing, 2012-11-01)
    We search high-resolution and high-quality VLT/UVES optical spectra of the hot R Coronae Borealis star DY Cen for electronic transitions of the C60 molecule and diffuse interstellar bands (DIBs). We report the non-detection ...
  • High-Resolution Optical Spectroscopy of the R Coronae Borealis Star V532 Ophiuchi at Maximum Light* 
    Kameswara Rao, N; Lambert, D. L; Woolf, V. M; Hema, B. P (IOP Publishing, 2014-09)
    High-resolution optical spectra of the R Coronae Borealis (RCB) star V532 Oph at light maximum are discussed. The absolute visual magnitude M V of the star is found to be 4 : 9 0 : 5 . The elemental ...
  • A high-resolution spectroscopic analysis of the suspected spectroscopic binary HD 165553 
    Goswami, A; Kameswara Rao, N; Lambert, D. L (The Observatory, 2004-02)
    The results of an analysis of a high-resolution spectrum of the possible spectroscopic binary HD 165553, obtained with a spectral resolving power of ~ 60 000, are presented. A detailed chemical-composition study indicates ...

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