Magellanic Cloud Planetary Nebulae

Latest observations, results, and highlights

• Planetary Nebulae Beyond the Milky Way, ESO Workshop, May 2004, selected talks (PDF):
  • Historical overview and state of the art, M. Barlow
  • Surveys for Planetary Nebulae in the Magellanic Clouds, G. Jacoby
  • HST Surveys of LMC Planetary Nebulae, R. Shaw
  • Magellanic Cloud Planetary Nebulae as probes of stellar evolution and populations, L. Stanghellini
  • Central Stars of PNe in the Magellanic Clouds, E. Villaver
  • Future challenges, R. Shaw

• Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph slitless observations of Small Magellanic Cloud Planetary Nebulae: a study on morphology, emission line intensity, and evolution, Stanghellini, Shaw, Balick, Mutchler, Blades, Villaver The Astrophysical Journal
  • Figure 1: J-4, J-18, J-23, J-27
  • Figure 2: MA-1682, MA-1762, MG-8, MG-13
  • Figure 3: SMP-1, SMP-6, SMP-8, SMP-9, SMP-11
  • Figure 4: SMP-12, SMP-13, SMP-14, SMP-17, SMP-18
  • Figure 5: SMP-19, SMP-20, SMP-22, SMP-23, SMP-24
  • Figure 6: SMP-25, SMP-26, SMP-27, SP-34

  Note: The objects in these Figures can also be viewed as individiual GIF images in our SMC image gallery.

• Post-AGB Evolution in the Large Magellanic Cloud. A Study of the Central Stars of Planetary Nebulae, Villaver, Stanghellini, Shaw (accepted for publication in The Astrophysical Journal)
• Optical slitless spectroscopy of Large Magellanic Cloud planetary nebulae: A study of the emission lines and morphology, Stanghellini, Shaw, Mutchler, Palen, Balick, & Blades, 2002, The Astrophysical Journal, 575, 178
• Conference posters: IAU Nov 01, IAP Jun 01, AAS Jan 01 (PDF files)
• Press release on 9 March 2000: CNN, BBC, Spaceflight Now, Science Daily, Space.com

Web site contents

• Observations: our observing programs, and access to calibrated FITS data
• Images: collections of GIF images for easy viewing and comparison
• Analysis: object coordinates, dimensions, fluxes, classifications, and notes
• Papers: published journal articles, conference proceedings and posters
• Links to related web sites: background/educational information, galactic planetary nebulae galleries

The MCPN project team

• Letizia Stanghellini, STScI, lstanghe@stsci.edu
• Richard Shaw, NOAO, shaw@noao.edu
• Max Mutchler, STScI, mutchler@stsci.edu
• J. Chris Blades, STScI, blades@stsci.edu
• Eva Villaver, STScI, villaver@stsci.edu
• Bruce Balick, Univ. of Washington, balick@astro.washington.edu
• Stacy Palen, Univ. of Washington, palen@orca.astro.washington.edu
• Mike Dopita, MSSSO, Michael.Dopita@mso.anu.edu.au