Bibcode
aff004; Sabin, Laurence; Corradi, Romano L. M.
Bibliographical reference
Planetary Nebulae: An Eye to the Future, Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, IAU Symposium, Volume 283, p. 17-20
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2012
Citations
2
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1
Description
We report on the current status of the search for planetary nebulae
(PNe) in the IPHAS survey, the 1800 square degree H-alpha survey of the
Northern Galactic Plane carried out at La Palma Observatory. The first
major installment of the ``IPHAS Catalogue of Extended Nebulae'' is
presented. This includes a complete census of emission-line nebulae in
320 square degrees toward the inner regions of the Galaxy. In this area,
more than 450 emission nebulae have been catalogued including 100 known
PNe, and 155 new IPHAS candidate PNe.
A vigorous programme of spectroscopic confirmation of IPHAS candidate
PNe over the entire survey area is underway using a number of telescopes
worldwide. So far, around one hundred new PNe over the whole IPHAS area
have been spectroscopically confirmed. Their main properties, some
outstanding examples, as well as the relevance of the IPHAS survey to
determine the total PN population in the Galactic disc and its chemical
gradient is discussed.