L1551NE-Discovery of a Binary Companion.

L1551NE is a very young (class 0 or I) low-mass protostar located close to the well-studied L1551 IRS 5. Here we present evidence, from 1.3 mm continuum interferometric observations at approximately 1&arcsec; resolution, for a binary companion to L1551NE.

The L1457 molecular/atomic cloud complex: H I and CO maps.

L1457 is the closest known molecular cloud (65 pc), and it lies near the edge of the local hot bubble and well out of the Galactic plane (b approximately -34 degrees). We have mapped an 8 degrees x 8 degrees region at 35' resolution and a 3 degrees x 5 degrees region at approximately 2' resolution in H I 21 cm emission. We have also mapped a 2 degrees x 4 degrees region at 2' resolution in 12CO J = 1-0.

The magnetic field in Lynds 1457: multiband photopolarimetry.

We have performed multiband photopolarimetry toward stars behind the molecular cloud L1457 (MBM 12). This cloud is the nearest known molecular cloud (65 pc) and is thought to be contained within the local "hot bubble." The polarization shows a regular structure, indicating that the cloud is threaded by an ordered magnetic field.

SO and SO2 in mass-loss envelopes of red giants: probes of nonequilibrium circumstellar chemistry and mass-loss rates.

We have made a search for SO in the mass-loss envelopes of 24 mostly oxygen-rich red giants, using the 8(8)-7(7) (344.3 GHz), 6(5)-5(4) (219.9 GHz), 4(3)-3(2) (138.