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5 papers

astro-ph.SR2026

WEAVE imaging spectroscopy of NGC 6720: an iron bar in the Ring

R. Wesson, J. E. Drew, M. J. Barlow +23

We present spatially resolved spectroscopic observations of the planetary nebula NGC 6720, the Ring Nebula, taken during the science verification phase of WEAVE, a new instrument m…

astro-ph.SR2025

The JWST/MIRI view of the planetary nebula NGC 6302 I.: a UV irradiated torus and a hot bubble triggering PAH formation

Mikako Matsuura, Kevin Volk, Patrick Kavanagh +34

NGC 6302 is a spectacular bipolar planetary nebula (PN) whose spectrum exhibits fast outflows and highly ionized emission lines, indicating the presence of a very hot central star…

astro-ph.SR2025

JWST observations of the Ring Nebula (NGC 6720) -- II. PAH emission

Nicholas Clark, Els Peeters, Nick L. J. Cox +16

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and carbonaceous dust have been observed in clumpy circumstellar environments, yet their formation and evolutionary pathways in such environ…

astro-ph.SR2025

Exploration of groups and outliers in Gaia RVS stellar spectra with metric learning

Yarden Eilat Bloch, Dovi Poznanski, Nick L. J. Cox +4

The Gaia mission is transforming our view of the Milky Way by providing distances towards a billion stars, and much more. The third data release includes nearly a million spectra f…

astro-ph.SR2025

JWST observations of the Ring Nebula (NGC 6720): III. A dusty disk around its Central Star

Raghvendra Sahai, Griet Van de Steene, Peter van Hoof +16

The planetary nebula NGC 6720, also known as the ``Ring Nebula", is one of the most iconic examples of nearby planetary nebulae whose morphologies present a challenge to our theore…