The new MQ/AAO/Strasbourg Galactic PNe database: MASPN

Abstract

There have been a LOT of new Galactic PNe discovered over the last 15 years, more than doubling the totals accrued by all telescopes over the previous 200+ years.. The scope of PNe studies for these ~3500 GPN should reflect this new landscape, coloured and nuanced by these new discoveries and the massive, new high sensitivity, high resolution, multi-wavelength imaging surveys now available. Following this motivation we provide, for the first time, an accessible, reliable on-line "one-stop" shop for essential, up-to date information for all known Galactic PN. We aim to: * Reliably remove the many PN mimics/false ID's that have biased previous compilations and subsequent studies * Provide accurate, updated positions, sizes, morphologies, radial velocities, fluxes, multi-wavelength imagery and spectroscopy * Link to CDS/Vizier and hence provide archival history for each object * Provide an SQL interface to sift, select, browse, collate, investigate, download and visualise the complete currently known Galactic PNe diaspora * ence to provide the community with the most complete data with which to undertake new science!