Here we present a review of the new generation near infrared spectrographs (1 to 5 microns) available in telescopes from 3.5 m to 10 m in diameter. These instruments have in common the new infrared (IR) detectors with a large 1024 x 1024 pixel format, low read-out noise and low dark current both in the 1-2.5 and 1-5 micron range.

The bipolar outflow source NGC 1333 (HH 7-11) was observed in the J = 2-1 transition of (C-12)O, and evidence was found for a strong westerly termination of the red outflow lobe at a velocity V(lsr) about 27 km/s, together with maximal mean red-flow velocities Delta v centered upon both the driving source SVS 13 and the westerly limit of the

New observations of BS and BT Cnc were performed during the STEPHI VII campaign in 1996 February. An overall run of 115 hours of data was collected. Different methods have been used to analyse the time series, bringing the detection of 2 frequencies for BT Cnc and 3 frequencies for BS Cnc above the 99% confidence level. A comparison with the

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Topics discussed in this issue include active galaxies and cosmology, interstellar and intergalactic medium, and astronomical instrumentation. Papers are presented on modeling rich clusters of galaxies, optical variability of NGC 7469 in 1967-1987, the structure of the broad line region in Fairall 9, the resolution of the compact core of quasars

This paper presents a first observational investigation of the faint Of?p star NGC 1624-2, yielding important new constraints on its spectral and physical characteristics, rotation, magnetic field strength, X-ray emission and magnetospheric properties. Modelling the spectrum and spectral energy distribution, we conclude that NGC 1624-2 is a main