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We present the first instalment of a deep imaging catalogue containing 58 True, Likely and Possible extended PNe detected with the Isaac Newton Telescope Photometric H$\alpha$ Survey (IPHAS). The three narrow-band filters in the emission…

We present medium-resolution (R~700) near-infrared (lambda = 1 - 2.5 micron) spectra of a sample of planetary nebulae (PNe). A narrow slit was used which sampled discrete locations within the nebulae; observations were obtained at one or…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 Joseph L. Hora , William B. Latter , Lynne K. Deutsch

Context. We have developed deep learning (DL) and AI-based tools to search extant narrow-band wide-field H$\alpha$ surveys of the Galactic Plane for elusive planetary nebulae (PNe) which are hidden in dense star fields towards the Galactic…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2024-12-11 Yushan Li , Quentin Parker , Peng Jia

The evolution of asymptotic giant branch stars from the spherical symmetry into the diverse shapes of planetary nebulae (PNe) is a topic of intensive research. Young PNe provide a unique opportunity to characterize the onset of this…

The total number of true, likely and possible planetary nebulae (PN) now known in the Milky Way is about 3000, approximately twice the number known a decade ago. The new discoveries are a legacy of the recent availability of wide-field,…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-05 Rozenn Boissay , Quentin A. Parker , David J. Frew , Ivan Bojicic

Planetary nebulae (PNe) are powerful tracers of evolved stellar populations. Among the 3000 known PNe in the Galaxy, about 600 are located within the 520 square-degree area covered by the VVV survey. The VVV photometric catalogue provides…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2013-04-16 W. A. Weidmann , R. Gamen , P. A. M. van Hoof , A. Zijlstra , D. Minniti , M. G. Volpe

We utilized photometric data from the space telescope AKARI to identify potential planetary nebulae (PNe) and proto-planetary nebulae (PPNe) candidates. Using the colour-colour diagram, we found a region with a high concentration of…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2024-07-24 R. A. Marquez-Lugo , S. N. Kemp , G. Ramos-Larios , A. Nigoche-Netro , S. G. Navarro , L. J. Corral

Space densities and birthrates of Planetary Nebulae (PNe) are highly uncertain. A large range of formation rates has been derived by different studies, which has led to contradicting ideas for the final evolutionary phases of low and…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2009-07-22 S. Weston , R. Napiwotzki , S. Sale

Planetary nebulae (PNe) are an important tool for studying the dynamics and chemical evolution of galaxies in the Local Universe, given their characteristic, bright emission line spectra. The Andromeda Galaxy (M31) provides a unique…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2018-11-07 Anqi Li , Zhiyuan Li , Hui Dong , Xuan Fang , Xiaojie Xu

Using ~1,700,000 target- and sky-fiber spectra from the SDSS, we have carried out a systematic search for Galactic planetary nebulae (PNe) via detections of the [OIII] 4959, 5007 lines. Thanks to the excellent sensitivity of the SDSS…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-06-17 Haibo Yuan , Xiaowei Liu

Accurate emission line fluxes from planetary nebulae (PNe) provide important constraints on the nature of the final phases of stellar evolution. Large, evolved PNe may trace the latest stages of PN evolution, where material from the AGB…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-11 G. J. Madsen , D. J. Frew , Q. A. Parker , R. J. Reynolds , L. M. Haffner

AI and deep learning techniques are beginning to play an increasing role in astronomy as a necessary tool to deal with the data avalanche. Here we describe an application for finding resolved Planetary Nebulae (PNe) in crowded, wide-field,…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2023-11-07 Ruiqi Sun , Yushan Li , Quentin Parker , Jiaxin Li , Xu Li , Liang Cao , Peng Jia

We report the results of an [O III] 5007 spectroscopic survey for planetary nebulae (PNe) located within the star clusters of M31. By examining R ~ 5000 spectra taken with the WIYN+Hydra spectrograph, we identify 3 PN candidates in a sample…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-15 George H. Jacoby , Robin Ciardullo , Orsola De Marco , Myung Gyoon Lee , Kimberly A. Herrmann , Ho Seong Hwang , Evan Kaplan , James E. Davies

We report the result of a search for the infrared counterparts of 37 planetary nebulae (PNs) and PN candidates in the Spitzer Galactic Legacy Infrared Mid-Plane Survey Extraordinaire II (GLIMPSE II) survey. The photometry and images of…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2014-11-20 Yong Zhang , Sun Kwok

We present near-infrared photometry of a large sample of planetary nebulae (PNe) and show that the IJK colours are a good tool to distinguish different classes of PNe, like nebulae around symbiotic Miras or IR-[WC] PNe from genuine PNe.

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 S. Schmeja , S. Kimeswenger

We present medium-resolution K-band long-slit spectroscopy of 29 true, likely, possible and candidate Galactic Plane planetary nebulae (PNe) from the UWISH2 survey - many of which have only been recently discovered. These objects are bright…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2018-08-09 A. M. Jones , T. M. Gledhill , D. Froebrich , M. D. Smith

HII regions and planetary nebulae (PNe) both emit at radio and infrared (IR) wavelengths, and angularly small HII regions can be mistaken for PNe. This problem of classification is most severe for HII regions in an early evolutionary stage,…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-05-30 Loren D. Anderson , A. Zavagno , M. J. Barlow , P. Garcia-Lario , A. Noriega-Crespo

We present the images of a \textit{Hubble Space Telescope} (\textit{HST}/WFC3) snapshot program of angularly compact Galactic planetary nebulae (PNe), acquired with the aim of studying their size, evolutionary status, and morphology. PNe…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2016-10-12 Letizia Stanghellini , Richard A. Shaw , Eva Villaver

In the last decade, ground-based Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescopes have discovered about 175 very-high-energy (VHE; $E >$ 100 GeV) gamma-ray sources, with more to follow with the development of H.E.S.S. II and CTA. Nearly 40 of these…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2018-02-02 Carlo van Rensburg , Christo Venter , Paulus Kruger

We present a spectroscopic investigation of 25 objects previously reported as possible Planetary Nebulae (PNe) in recent catalogs to obtain their physical properties and to establish their true nature. We found 11 objects showing intense…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-10-08 D. A. Beleño-Molina , L. Olguín , L. F. Miranda , M. E. Contreras , R. Vázquez