M. V. Penston

Royal Observatory in Greenwich — United Kingdom

Physics and Astronomy · Physical Sciences

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Research Topics

Astronomy and Astrophysical Research(110), Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies(90), Astronomical Observations and Instrumentation(72), Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena(53), Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies(43)

Publications246 total

More surprises from NGC 4151
Lecture notes in physics·2008
Pro-Am meeting: comets, meteors and meteorites
Astronomy & Geophysics·2003Open Access
Commission 46: Teaching of Astronomy (L’Enseignement de L’Astronomie)
Transactions of the International Astronomical Union·1996Open Access
The Variability of Optical Narrow Lines in 3C 390.3
The Astronomical Journal·1995· 23 cited
Palomar Observatory Hale Telescope : Prime Focus Nebular Spectrograph Log Book
CaltechAUTHORS (California Institute of Technology)·1995
Monitoring of active galactic nuclei. VI. The quasar MKN 876.
1995
The extended narrow line region of NGC 4151. II. Spatial variations of the emission line intensities.
1994· 1 cited
Monitoring of active galactic nuclei. IV. The Seyfert 1 galaxy NGC 4593.
1994
Spectrscopic monitoring of active galactic nuclei. 3 : Size of the broad line region in NGC 3227
Leiden Repository (Leiden University)·1994· 4 citedOpen Access
Steps toward determination of the size and structure of the broad-line region in active galactic nuclei. IV - Intensity variations of the optical emission lines of NGC 5548
The Astrophysical Journal·1993· 71 citedOpen Access
Spectroscopic monitoring of active galactic nuclei. II: The Seyfert-1 galaxy NGC 3516
1993· 1 cited
Monitoring of active galactic nuclei. I - The quasars 1302 - 102 and 1217 + 023
Leiden Repository (Leiden University)·1992· 2 citedOpen Access
Steps toward determination of the size and structure of the broad-line region in active galactic nuclei. III - Further observations of NGC 5548 at optical wavelengths
The Astrophysical Journal·1992· 49 citedOpen Access
The ultraviolet spectrum of NGC 4151 from 1978 to 1990 - General characteristics and evolution
The Astrophysical Journal·1991· 31 cited
On measuring the deuterium abundance in QSO absorption systems
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society·1991· 23 citedOpen Access
Quasar H  profiles and discs
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society·1991· 15 citedOpen Access
A survey of interstellar Ca II absorption in the haloes of low-redshift galaxies
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society·1991· 20 citedOpen Access
The missing UV absorption lines of NGC 4151
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society·1991· 2 citedOpen Access
Steps toward determination of the size and structure of the broad-line region in active galactic nuclei. II - an intensive study of NGC 5548 at optical wavelengths
The Astrophysical Journal·1991· 231 citedOpen Access
The Trouble with Reverberation
1991· 1 cited
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Frequent Co-authors

A. Boksenberg(18), M. A. J. Snijders(14), J. Clavel(12), A. Elvius(12), M. H. Ulrich(11), G. E. Bromage(11), G. C. Perola(8), M. Tarenghi(7), R. A. E. Fosbury(6), Max Pettini(6), E. G. Tanzi(6), P. M. Gondhalekar(5), E. Pérez(4), M. Elvis(4), G. C. Perola(4), P. Benvenuti(4), F. Macchetto(4), B. M. Peterson(3), R. Bertram(3), Todd A. Boroson(3)