A Rich new vein of planetary nebulae from the AAO/UKST H-alpha survey

Quentin Parker, Malcolm Hartley, Delphine Russeil, Agnes Acker, David Morgan, Sylvie Beaulieu, Rhys Morris, Steven Phillipps, Martin Cohen

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    Abstract

    We report on an unprecedented source of Planetary Nebulae (PN) discovered from AAO /UKST Ha survey images of the Southern Galactic Plane. A pristine region of PN discovery space is being sampled due to the excellent depth, coverage, resolution and uniformity of the Ha survey. Large numbers of new PN are being found ("' 1000 so far). They are typically more evolved, obscurred and of lower surface brightness than in most other surveys. The doubling of known PN should have a significant impact on many aspects of PN research.
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationPlanetary nebulae
    Subtitle of host publicationtheir evolution and role in the universe : proceedings of the 209th Symposium of the International Astronomical Union held at Canberra, Australia, 19-23 November 2001
    EditorsSun Kwok, Mike Dopita, Ralph Sutherland
    Place of PublicationSan Francisco, Calif.
    PublisherAstronomical Society of the Pacific
    Pages25-31
    Number of pages7
    ISBN (Print)1583811486
    Publication statusPublished - 2003
    EventInternational Astronomical Union Symposium (209th : 2001) - Canberra
    Duration: 19 Nov 200123 Nov 2001

    Publication series

    NameIAU Symposium
    PublisherAstronomical Society of the Pacific
    Volume209

    Conference

    ConferenceInternational Astronomical Union Symposium (209th : 2001)
    CityCanberra
    Period19/11/0123/11/01

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