Spectroscopic data of two relatively [O III]-luminous -PNe have been obtained with the 10.4-m Gran Telescopio Canarias. M174 and M2496 are each ˜1 degree from...
Microstructures of Planetary Nebulae with Large Telescopes
Planetary nebulae (PNe) are known to possess a variety of small-scale structures that are usually in a lower ionization state than the main body of the nebulae...
We investigated the infrared (IR) dust emission from PN IC 418, using a detailed model controlled by a previous determination of the stellar properties and the...
Asymptotic giant branch (AGB) stars are among the most important gas and dust polluters of the Universe. The latest AGB evolutionary models take into account...
Molecular and low excitation emission in high mass post-main-sequence nebulae
A broad range of type I post-main-sequence nebulae have been mapped and studied spectroscopically in the J = 1 - 0, J = 2 - 1, and J = 3 - 2 transitions of CO...
Many complex organic molecules and inorganic solid-state compounds have been observed in the circumstellar shell of stars (both C-rich and O-rich) in the...
More Evidence for a Population of Intracluster Planetary Nebulae in the Virgo Cluster
We surveyed a 50 arcmin 2 region in the Virgo cluster core to search for intergalactic planetary nebulae and found 11 candidates in the surveyed area. The...
Multi-level non-LTE calculations for very optically thick winds and photospheres under extreme NLTE conditions
A new technique to calculate multilevel non-LTE continuum formation in the UV of stellar winds and plane-parallel, static stellar atmospheres is developed using...
Multiple collimated outflows in a planetary nebula?
We present high resolution images and high dispersion spectra of the planetary nebula IC 4593. Benefiting from superb seeing (0″.4), the narrowband images...