An intriguing bipolar mass outflow and a faint envelope were detected spectroscopically in the planetary nebula NGC 6751 by Gieseking and Solf (1986). To study the physical structure, deep CCD images of this nebula have been obtained which detect not only the morphological counterparts of the aforementioned features but also additional faint halos

A theoretical model of the polarization properties of a Gregory-coude telescope is calculated to predict the behavior of the German Gregory-coude telescope installed at the Observatorio del Teide (Spain). Measurements of the real effects produced by this telescope acting upon light of known polarization are compared with the model. An uncertainty

Intermediate resolution mapping and limited off-center spectroscopy of the post-main-sequence molecular outflow source NGC 7027 are presented. The CO envelope is found to have a deconvolved FWHM of 35 x 34 sq arcsec, while core CO profiles are shown to display a steep-sided triple-peaked asymmetric configuration different from previous lower

Supernova explosions within wind-driven bubbles are studied with 2D hydrodynamical calculations. Two different density distributions for the ejecta are considered: (1) a smooth, unfragmented power-law stratification, and (2) a fragmented distribution. As in 1D models, the presence of the shell of interstellar swept-up matter causes the rapid

Deconvolution from wavefront sensing is a new technique of high-resolution imaging through atmospheric turbulence developed at ONERA. The capabilities of the method have been demonstrated during first laboratory experiments. A deconvolution experimental set-up was installed on the 4.2 m William Herschel telescope on La Palma in November 1990. The

The morphological characteristics of corrugations in the disk shapes of the edge-on galaxies NGC 4244 and 5023 are described to determine some of the properties of these features. The corrugations are found to have a 'central' area of high corrugation and wavelike structures of increasing wavelengths emanating from the 'central' zone. If warps have