Eran Ofek - List of Publications

Refereed Journals

58) GRB 070201: A possible Soft Gamma Ray Repeater in M31
Ofek, E.O., et al.
2007 submitted to ApJ

57) GRB 070125: The first long-duration gamma-ray burst in a halo environment
Cenko, S.B., et al.
2007 accepted to ApJ

56) The broad-lines type Ic SN 2003jd
Valenti, S., et al.
2007 accepted to MNRAS

55) GRB 070610: A Curious Galactic Transient
Kasliwal, M.M., Cenko, S.B., Kulkarni, S.R., Cameron, P.B., Nakar, E., Ofek, E.O., et al.
2007 accepted to ApJ

54) SDSS J131339.98+515128.3: A new gravitationally lensed quasar selected based on near-infrared excess
Ofek. E.O., Oguri, M., Jackson, N., Inada, N., Kayo, I.
2007 accepted to MNRAS

53) The environment of M85 optical transient 2006-1: constraints on the progenitor age and mass
Ofek. E.O., Kulkarni, S.R., Rau, A., Cenko, S.B., Peng, E.W., Blakeslee, J.P., Cote, P., Ferrarese, L., Jordan, A., Mei, S., Puzia, T., Bradley, L.D., Magee, D., Bouwens, R.
2007 accepted to ApJ

52) SN 2006gy: An extremely luminous supernova in the galaxy NGC 1260
Ofek. E.O., Cameron, P.B., Kasliwal, M. M., Gal-Yam, A., Rau, A., Kulkarni, S.R., Frail, D., Chandra, P., Cenko, S.B., Soderberg, A.M., Immler, S.
2007 ApJL, 659, 13

51) Spitzer Observations of the New Luminous Red Nova M85 OT2006-1
Rau, A., Kulkarni, S.R., Ofek. E.O., Yan, L.
2007 ApJ, 659, 1536

50) Incidence of Dwarf Novae in Large Area Transient Searches
Rau, A., et al.
2006 ApJ, 664, 474

49) A New Population of High Redshift Short-Duration Gamma-Ray Bursts
Berger, E., et al.
2007 ApJ, 664, 1000

48) GRB 060505: A possible short-duration gamma-ray burst in a star forming region at redshift of 0.09
Ofek, E.O., et al.
2006 ApJ, 662, 1129

47) The gamma-ray burst GRB060614 requires a novel explosive process
Gal-Yam, A., et al.
2006 Nature, 444, 1053

46) SGRs in nearby galaxies: rate, luminosity function and fraction among short GRBs
Ofek, E.O.
2006 ApJ, 659, 339

45) A Spectacular Radio Flare from XRF 050416a at 40 days and Implications for the Nature of X-ray Flashes
Soderberg, A.M., et al.
2007 ApJ, 661, 982

44) A Time Delay for the Largest Gravitationally Lensed Quasar: SDSS J1004+4112
Fohlmeister, J., et al.
2006 ApJ, 662, 62

43) An unusually brilliant transient in the galaxy Messier M85
Kulkarni, S.R., Ofek, E.O., et al.
2006 Nature, 447, 458

42) Direct Imaging and Characterization of Ejecta from the Dwarf Nova Z Camelopardalis: An Ancient Nova Shell
Shara, M., et al.
2007 Nature, 446, 159

41) Multi-wavelength observations of GRB 050820A: An exceptionally energetic event followed from start to finish
Cenko, S.B., et al.
2006 ApJ, 652, 490

40) The Short-Hard GRB 051103: Observations and implications for its nature
Ofek, E.O., et al.
2006 ApJ, 652, 507

39) An Energetic Afterglow From A Distant Stellar Explosion
Frail, D.A., et al.
2006 ApJL, 646, 99

38) Relativistic ejecta from XRF 060218 and the rate of cosmic explosions
Soderberg, A.M., et al.
2006 Nature, 442, 1014

37) Physics of the GRB 030328 afterglow and its environment
Maiorano, E., et al.
2006 A&A, 455, 423

36) Spectroscopy of GRB051111 at z=1.54948: Kinematics and elemental abundances of the GRB environment and host galaxy
Penprase, B.E., et al.
2006 ApJ, 646, 358

35) The Progenitors of Short-Hard Gamma-Ray Bursts from an Extended Sample of Events
Gal-Yam, A., Nakar, E., Ofek, E.O., Fox, D.B. Cenko, S.B. Kulkarni, S.R. Soderberg, A.M. Harrison, F. Price, P.A. Penprase, B.E. Frail, D. Berger, E. Gladders, M. Mulchaey, J.
2006 submitted to ApJ

34) Spectroscopic Redshifts for Seven Lens Galaxies
Ofek, E.O., Maoz, D., Rix, H.-W., Kochanek, C.S., Falco, E.E.
2006 ApJ, 641, 70

33) Radio and Optical Follow-up Observations of a Uniform Radio Transient Search: Implications for Gamma-Ray Bursts and Supernovae
Gal-Yam, A., Ofek, E.O., Poznanski, D., Levinson, A., Waxmanm, E., Frail, D., Soderberg, A., Nakar, E., Weidong, L., Filippenko, A.V.,
2006 ApJ, 639, 331

32) Whole Earth telescope observations of the ZZ Ceti star HL Tau 76
Dolez, N., et al.
2006 A&A, 446, 237

31) The Lensed Arc Production Efficiency of Galaxy Clusters: A Comparison of Matched Observed and Simulated Samples
Horesh, A., Ofek, E.O., Maoz, D. Bartelmann, M., Meneghetti, M., Rix, H.-W.
2005 ApJ, 633, 768

30) Discovery of Multiply Imaged Galaxies behind the Cluster and Lensed Quasar SDSS J1004+4112
Sharon, K., Ofek, E.O., et al.
2005 ApJ, 629, L73

29) Determination of stellar shape in microlensing event MOA 2002-BLG-33
Rattenbury, N.J., et al.
2005 A&A, 439, 645

28) OGLE-2003-BLG-238: microlensing mass estimate of an isolated star
Jiang, G., et al.
2004 ApJ, 617, 1307

27) Constraints on planetary companions in the magnification A=256 microlensing event: OGLE-2003-BLG-423
Yoo, J., et al.
2004 ApJ, 616, 1204

26) Potential Direct Single-Star Mass Measurement
Ghosh, H., et al.
2004 ApJ, 615, 450

25) The Progenitor of the Type II-P SN 2004dj in NGC 2403
Maiz-Apellaniz, J., Bond, H.E., Siegel, M.H., Lipkin, Y., Maoz, D., Ofek, E.O., Poznanski, D.
2004 ApJL, 615, 113

24) Search for Low-Mass Exoplanets by Gravitational Microlensing at High Magnification
Abe, F., et al.
2004 Science, 305, 1264

23) The detailed optical light curve of GRB 030329
Lipkin, Y.M., Ofek, E.O., Gal-Yam, A., et al.
2004 ApJ, 606, 381

22) OGLE-2003-BLG-262: finite-source effects from a point-mass lens
Yoo, J., et al.
2004 ApJ, 603, 139

21) Probing the atmosphere of a Solar-like star by Galactic microlensing at high magnification
Abe, F., et al.
2003 A&A, 411, 493

20) Constraining the Evolution of ZZ Ceti
Mukadam, A.S., et al.
2003 ApJ, 594, 961

19) Time delay measurement of the Lensed quasar HE1104-1805
Ofek, E.O., Maoz, D.,
2003 ApJ, 594, 101

18) The redshift distribution of gravitational lenses revisited: Constraints on galaxy mass evolution
Ofek, E.O., Rix, H.-W., Maoz, D.,
2003 MNRAS, 343, 639

17) Discovery of GRB 020405 and its Late Red Bump
Price, P.A., et al.
2003 ApJ, 589, 838

16) A catalog of secondary photometric standard stars around gravitational lenses
Nakos, T., Ofek, E.O., Boumis, P., Cuypers, J., Sinachopoulos, D., van Dessel, E., Gal-Yam, A., Papamastorakis, J.,
2003 A&AS, 402, 1157

15) A Survey for Large Separation Lensed FIRST Quasars, II. Magnification Bias and Redshift Distribution
Ofek, E.O., Rix, H.-W., Maoz, D., Prada, F.,
2002 MNRAS, 337, 1163

14) Orphan GRB radio afterglows: Candidates and constraints on beaming
Levinson, A., Ofek, E.O., Waxman, E., Gal-Yam, A.,
2002 ApJ, 576, 923

13) SN2002ap - The First Month
Gal-Yam, A., Ofek, E.O., Shemmer, O.
2002 MNRAS, 332, L73

12) SDSS J124602.54+011318.8: A Highly Variable AGN, Not an Orphan GRB Afterglow
Gal-Yam, A., Ofek, E.O., Filippenko, A.V., Chornock, R., Li, W.,
2002 PASP, 114, 587

11) The Unique Type Ia Supernova 2000cx in NGC 524
Li, W., Filippenko, A.V., Gates, E., Chornock, R., Gal-Yam, A., Ofek, E.O., Leonard, D.C., Modjaz, M., Rich, R.M., Riess, A.G., Treffers, R.R.
2001 PASP, 113, 1178

10) Observations Studies of multiple stellar systems - IV. The triple-lined spectroscopic system Gliese 644
Mazeh, T., Latham, D.W., Goldberg, E., Torres, G., Stefanik, R.P., Henry, T.J., Zucker, S., Gnat, O., Ofek, E.O.
2001 MNRAS, 325, 343

9) A Survey for Large Separation Lensed FIRST Quasars
Ofek, E.O., Maoz, D., Prada, F., Kolatt, T., Rix, H.-W.
2001 MNRAS, 324, 463

8) Multi-Color Observations of the GRB000926 Afterglow
Price, P.A., et al.
2001 ApJL, 549, 7

7) The effect of magnetic fields on gamma-ray bursts inferred from multi-wavelength observations of the burst of 23 January 1999
Galama, T.J., et al.
1999 Nature, 398, 394-399

6) FAUST observations of ultraviolet sources in the direction of Coma
Brosch, N., Ofek, E.O., Almoznino, E., Sasseen, T., Lampton, M., Bowyer, S.
1997 MNRAS, 295, 959-969

5) New Clues on the Nature of the Recurrent Nova T Corona Borealis from a 40 Years Light Curve of the System
Leibowitz, E.M., Ofek, E.O., Mattei, J.A
1997 MNRAS, 287, 634

4) Evidence for a New Class of Extreme UV Sources
Maoz, D. Ofek, E.O. Shemi, A.
1997 MNRAS, 287, 293

3) Permanent Superhumps in Nova V1974 Cygni (1992)
Retter, A., Leibowitz, E.M., Ofek, E.O.
1997 MNRAS, 286, 745

2) Optical observations of Dwingeloo 1, a nearby barred spiral galaxy behind the Milky Way
Loan, A.J., Maddox, S.J., Lahav, O., Balcells, M., Kraan-Korteweg, R.C., Assendorp, R., Almoznino, E., Brosch, N., Goldberg, E., Ofek, E.O.
1996 MNRAS, 280, 537

1) Optical Identification of Quasar 0917+7122 in the direction of an extreme ultraviolet source
Maoz, D, Ofek, E.O., Shemi, A., Barth, A.J., Filippenko, A.V., Brotherton, M.S., Wills, B.J., Wills, D., Lockman, F.J.
1996 A&A, 308, 511

Bulletins

7) Constraining the Evolution of ZZ Ceti
Mukadam, A.S., et al.
2003 Baltic Astronomy, 12, 71

6) Low precision formulae for calculating JD from solar longitude
Ofek, E.O.
2000 WGN, JIMO, 28, 176

5) Clustering Analysis for the 1998 Leonids
Ofek, E.O.
1999 WGN, JIMO, 27, 172

4) New Variables in the Field of EUVE J2114+503
Ofek, E.O.
1999 IBVS, 4695

3) Wise Observatory System of Fast CCD Photometry
Leibowitz, E.M.; Ibbetson, P.; Ofek, E.O.
1998 Baltic Astronomy, 9, 403

2) OO Aquilae times of minima in 1993 from visual observations
Ofek, E.O.; Gabzo O.
1996 Journal of the AAVSO, 24, 120

1) On the period of VY Ursae Majoris
Ofek, E.O.; Shemmer, O.; Gabzo, O.
1995 Journal of the British Astronomical Association, 105, 33

Circulars

75) Discovery of New Optical Transient in M81
Kasliwal, M. M., et al.
ATel 1330 (2007)

74) Photometric and spectroscopic observations of M31N 2007-11d
Quimby, R., et al.
ATel 1299 (2007)

73) GRB 071122: P60 Optical Afterglow Candidate
Cenko, S.B., Fox, D.B., Ofek, E.O.
GCN 7123 (2007)

72) Optical Photometry of XMMSL1 J070542.7-381442
Kasliwal, M.M, Ofek, E.O., Chandra, P.
ATel 1291 (2007)

71) GRB 071101: a nearby galaxy
Ofek, E.O.
GCN 7031 (2007)

70) GRB 070923: Galaxies within BAT localization
Fox, D.B., Ofek, E.O.
GCN 6819 (2007)

69) Discovery of a Nova in the M31 Globular Cluster Bol 111
Quimby, R., et al.
ATel 1118 (2007)

68) GRB070612A: P60 Confirmation of Afterglow and An Underlying nearby galaxy
Cenko, S.B., Ofek, E.O., Fox, D.B.
GCN 6525 (2007)

67) GRB070521: Second Epoch Gemini Imaging
Cenko, S.B., Ofek, E.O., Price, P.A.
GCN 6457 (2007)

66) GRB070521: Bright SDSS Galaxy Near XRT Error Circle
Ofek, E.O., Cenko, S.B., Rau, A.
GCN 6433 (2007)

65) Photometry and spectroscopy for a bright FeII nova in M81
Rau, A., Gezari, S., Ofek, E.O.
ATel 1067 (2007)

64) Supernova 2007ce
Quimby et al.
CBET 953 (2006)

63) GRB 070412: Nearby bright galaxy
Ofek, E.O., Berger, E.
GCN 6275 (2007)

62) GRB 070406: Bright galaxy in XRT error circle is a quasar
Berger, E., Fox, D.B, Ofek, E.O.
GCN 6262 (2007)

61) GRB 070406: photo-z of a bright galaxy in BAT error circle
Ofek, E.O.
GCN 6249 (2007)

60) GRB 070201: IPN constraints and nearby galaxies
Ofek, E.O.
GCN 6092 (2007)

59) GRB 070208: Afterglow confirmation from P60
Fox, D.B., Ofek, E.O., Cenko, S.B.
GCN 6078 (2007)

58) Spectroscopic identification of the high-amplitude variable star in Leo
Rau, A., Ofek, E.O., Lacy, M., Wilson, G.
ATel 951 (2006)

57) GRB 061028: Further P200 Observations
Cenko, S.B, Ofek, E.O., Kasliwal, M.
GCN 5772 (2006)

56) GRB 061028: P200 Observations
Cenko, S.B, Ofek, E.O., Kasliwal, M.
GCN 5770 (2006)

55) GRB 060923C: Keck Observations
Rau, A., Ofek, E.O.
GCN 5598 (2006)

54) GRB 060923A: Keck and Gemini Observations
Fox, D.B., Rau, A., Ofek, E.O.
GCN 5597 (2006)

53) supernovae 2006er, 2006ew-2006fc
Bassett, B., et al.
CBET 621 (2006)

52) GRB 060906 (?): P60 Optical Afterglow Candidate
Cenko, S.B., Ofek, E.O., Fox, D.B.
GCN 5529 (2006)

51) GRB 060814: GRB 060814: P60 Observations
Cenko, S.B., Ofek, E.O.
GCN 5458 (2006)

50) GRB 060814: GRB 060814: P200 NIR Observations
Cenko, S.B., Ofek, E.O., Gelino, D., Thompson, T., Price, P.A., Berger, E.
GCN 5457 (2006)

49) GRB060712: P60 Observations
Cenko, S.B., Ofek, E.O.
GCN 5309 (2006)

48) GRB 060505 - OT candidate + galaxy spectrum
Ofek, E.O., Cenko, S.B., Gal-Yam, A., Peterson, B., Schmidt, B.P., Fox, D.B.
GCN 5123 (2006)

47) GRB 060502: P60 Afterglow Confirmation
Cenko, S.B., Ofek, E.O., Fox, D.B.
GCN 5048 (2006)

46) GRB060323: P60 Observations
Cenko, S.B., Ofek, E.O., Soderberg, A.M., Fox, D.B.
GCN 4918 (2006)

45) GRB 060211b: P60 Observations
Cenko, S.B., Ofek, E.O., Soderberg, A.M., Fox, D.B.
GCN 4752 (2006)

44) GRB 060206: P60 Optical Observations
Ofek, E.O., Cenko, S.B., Soderberg, A.M., Fox, D.B.
GCN 4691 (2006)

43) GRB 060203: P60 Confirmation of Optical Afterglow
Cenko, S.B., Ofek, E.O., Soderberg, A.M., Cucchiara, N., Fox, D.B.
GCN 4646 (2006)

42) GRB 060121: Gemini Late-time Observations
Cenko, S.B., Ofek, E.O., Fox, D.B., Berger, E.
GCN 4628 (2006)

41) GRB060121: A short-hard GRB in a cluster?
Ofek, E.O.
GCN 4553 (2006)

40) GRB060111(a): P60 Observations
Cenko, S.B., Soderberg, A.M., Ofek, E., Fox, D.B.
GCN 4490 (2006)

39) GRB051227: P60 Observations
Cenko, S.B., Soderberg, A.M., Ofek, E., Fox, D.B.
GCN 4406 (2005)

38) GRB051215: A short GRB in a cluster?
Ofek, E.O., Gal-Yam, A.
GCN 4351 (2005)

37) GRB051103: optical observations
Ofek, E.O., Cenko, S.B., Soderberg, A.M., Kulkarni S.R., Fox, D.B.
GCN 4208 (2005)

36) GRB 051016B host spectroscopy and redshift
Soderberg, A.M., Berger, E., Ofek, E.O., Leonard, D.C.
GCN 4186 (2005)

35) Nebular Spectroscopy of SN 2005bf
Soderberg, A.M., Berger, E., Ofek, E.O., Leonard, D.C.
ATel 646 (2005)

34) GRB050922C: optical observations
Ofek, E.O., Lipkin, Y.M., Dann, J.
GCN 4018 (2005)

33) GRB050805a : null detection report
Ofek, E.O., Lipkin, Y.
GCN 3776 (2005)

32) GRB050410 : Null detection report
Ofek, E.O., Lipkin, Y.
GCN 3225 (2005)

31) Supernova 2004dj in NGC 2403
Bond, H.E., et al.
IAUC 8385 (2004)

30) Optical Observations of GRB040624
Cenko, S.B., Fox, D.B., Gal-Yam, A., Dann, J., Lipkin, Y., Medezinski, E., Ofek, E.
GCN 2618 (2004)

29) SN 2003jd (SN/GRB?) - possible association with GRB 030929
Ofek, E.O, Poznanski, D., Gal-Yam, A., Lipkin, Y.
GCN 2434 (2003)

28) Supernova 2003il
Gal-Yam, A., Maoz, D., Ofek, E.O., Poznanski, P., Sharon, K., Medezinski, E., Lipkin, Y., Prada, F.,
IAUC 8212 (2003)

27) Possible Nova in M33
Shporer, A., Ofek, E.O., Mazeh, T.
IAUC 8199 (2003)

26) GRB030501 observation report
Ofek, E.O, Choi, Y.-J., Gal-Yam, A., Lipkin, Y.
GCN 2201 (2003)

25) GRB030329 - OT rebrightens
Lipkin, Y., Leibowitz, E.M., Ofek, E.O., Kaspi, S., Gal-Yam, A., Mendelson, H.
GCN 2060 (2003)

24) GRB030329 - Constant OT Magnitude
Lipkin, Y., Leibowitz, E.M., Ofek, E.O., Gal-Yam, A., Mendelson, H.
GCN 2049 (2003)

23) GRB030329 - OT brightens
Lipkin, Y., Ofek, E.O., Gal-Yam, A., Leibowitz, E.M., Mendelson, H.
GCN 2045 (2003)

22) GRB030329 - Light curve flattening
Lipkin, Y., Ofek, E.O., Gal-Yam, A., Mendelson, H.
GCN 2034 (2003)

21) GRB030329 - near contemporaneous optical limits from CONCAM
Ofek, E.O., Gal-Yam, A., Lipkin, Y., Sharon, K., Medezinski, E.
GCN 2031 (2003)

20) GRB030329: OT B and R photometry, decline rate
Gal-Yam, A., Ofek, E.O., Polishook, D., Leibowitz, E.M.
GCN 1999 (2003)

19) GRB030328: OT photometry
Gal-Yam, A., Ofek, E.O., Polishook, D.
GCN 1984 (2003)

18) GRB030320: Optical Observations
Gal-Yam, A., Ofek, E.O.
GCN 1946 (2003)

17) GRB030227 - faint tentative OT candidate
Ofek, E.O., Gal-Yam, A.
GCN 1903 (2003)

16) 2002 YY3
Ramon, M, Ofek, E.O., Blythe, M., et al.
MPEC 2002-Y75

15) GRB020409: Optical observations
Ofek, E.O., Gal-Yam, A., Kaspi, S., Dann, J., Ibbetson, P.
GCN 1357 (2002)

14) GRB020405: OT observations
Gal-Yam, A., Ofek, E.O., Lipkin, Y.
GCN 1335 (2002)

13) SN 2002ap - peak brightness date
Gal-Yam, A., Ofek, E.O., Shemmer, O.
GCN 1312 (2002)

12) 2001 SK162
Tichy, M., Ofek, E.O., Galad, A., et al.
MPEC 2001-U09

11) 2001 MZ7
Ticha, J., Tichy, M., Ofek, E.O., et al.
MPEC 2001-M39

10) GRB 010222
Price, P.A., Gal-Yam, A., Ofek, E., Yost, S., Bloom, J.S., Galama, T.J., Harrison, F., Kulkarni, S.R.
GCN 973 (2001)

9) GRB 000604
Leibowitz, E.M., Ofek, E.O., Dan, J., Ibbetson, P.
GCN 695 (2000)

8) GRB 000604
Leibowitz, E.M., Ofek, E.O., Dan, J., Ibbetson, P.
GCN 690 (2000)

7) GRB 000301C
Gal-Yam, A., Ofek, E., Maoz D., Leibowitz, E.M.
GCN 593 (2000)

6) GRB 991216
Leibowitz, E.M., Giveon, U, Bilenko, E., Ofek, E.O., Lipkin, Y.
GCN 499 (1999)

5) GRB 990316
Ibbetson, P., Ofek, E.O., Leibowitz, E.M.
GCN 276 (1999)

4) GRB990123
Ofek, E.O., Leibowitz, E.M.
IAUC 7096 (1999)

3) GRB 990123
Ofek, E.O., Leibowitz, E.M.
GCN 210 (1999)

2) 1998 XB
Tichy, M., Moravec, Z., Ofek, E.O., et al.
MPEC 1998-X20

1) V1974 Cygni
Retter, A., Ofek, E.O., Leibowitz, E.M.
IAUC 6158 (1995)

Papers Published in Proceedings

6) Searching For SGRs In Nearby Galaxies
Ofek, E.O.
2007 AAS/AAPT Joint Meeting, American Astronomical Society Meeting 210, #41.05

5) A survey for large separation lensing among FIRST quasars
Ofek, E.O., Rix, H.-W., Maoz, D., Prada, F., Kolatt, T.
proceedings of the XXIst Moriond Astrophysics Meeting: Clusters of Galaxies and the High Redshift Universe observed in X-Rays. Editors: Doris M. Neumann and Jean Tranh Thanh Van. 2001

4) Permanent Superhumps in Nova V1974 Cyg 1992
Retter, A., Leibowitz, E.M., Ofek, E.O.
proceedings of Wise Observatory 25th Anniversary Symposium on Astronomical Time Series, Kluwer, Dordrecht. D. Maoz, A. Sternberg and E.M. Leibowitz, eds. 1997.

3) Photometric Evidence for the Presence of An Accretion Disk and for a Superhump - Like Phenomenon in the Classical Nova V1974 Cygni
Retter, A.; Leibowitz, E.M.; Ofek, E.O.
proceedings of IAU Colloquium 163, Kluwer, Dordrecht. Wickramashinge D., Ferrario L., eds. 1997.

2) Time Series Analysis of 40 Years Light Curve of the Recurrent Nova T Coronae Borealis
Leibowitz, E.M.; Ofek, E.O.
Physical Processes in Symbiotic Binaries and Related Systems, Proceedings of the International Conference held at Koninki, Poland. Copernicus Foundation for Polish Astronomy, 1997., p.111

1) V1974 Cygni (Nova Cygni 1992) - A Possible link to SU Ursae Majoris Stars
Retter, A.; Leibowitz, E.M.; Ofek, E.O.
proceedings of the 158th Colloquium of the IAU, held at Keele. 1996, ed. Evans, N. & Wood, J.