We have analysed high-resolution spectra of 28 A and 22 F stars in the Kepler field, observed using the Fibre-Fed Échelle Spectrograph at the Nordic Optical Telescope. We provide spectral types, atmospheric parameters and chemical abundances for 50 stars. Balmer, Fe i and Fe ii lines were used to derive effective temperatures, surface gravities and

HH 202 was observed on 2003 March 30 at Cerro Paranal Observatory, Chile, using the UT2 (Kueyen) of the Very Large Telescope (VLT) with the Ultraviolet Visual Echelle Spectrograph (UVES). (1 data file).

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Since the discovery of the first planet outside the solar system, the number of planet detections is increasing exponentially. Although we have not been capable of detecting and exploring planets like our own yet, challenging space missions are already being planned for the next decades, and the discovery of earth-like planets is only a matter of

Spectrum of LSR J0745+2627 obtained using XShooter at VLT, Paranal Observatory. No smoothing has been applied to this spectrum. (1 data file).

Aims:Off-the-limb observations with high spatial and spectral resolution will help us understand the physical properties of spicules in the solar chromosphere. Methods: Spectropolarimetric observations of spicules in the He i 10 830 Å multiplet were obtained with the Tenerife Infrared Polarimeter on the German Vacuum Tower Telescope at the