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Unresolved H-Alpha Enhancements at High Galactic Latitude in the WHAM Sky Survey Maps

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We have identified 85 regions of enhanced H-Alpha emission at |b| > 10 degrees subtending approximately 1 degree or less on the Wisconsin H-Alpha Mapper (WHAM) sky survey. These high latitude ``WHAM point sources'' have H-Alpha fluxes of 10^{-11} to 10^{-9} erg cm^-2 s^-1, radial velocities within about 70 km/s of the LSR, and line widths that range from less than 20 km/s to about 80 km/s (FWHM). Twenty nine of these enhancements are not identified with either cataloged nebulae or hot stars and appear to have kinematic properties that differ from those observed for planetary nebulae. Another 14 enhancements are near hot evolved low mass stars that had no previously reported detections of associated nebulosity. The remainder of the enhancements are cataloged planetary nebulae and small, high latitude H II regions surrounding massive O and early B stars.

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The origin of WHAM Point Source~46

astro-ph.GA · 2026-06-08 · unverdicted · novelty 4.0

New spectroscopy rules out PG 0931+691 as ionizer of WPS 46 and associates the source with an IVC ionized by shocks.

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  • The origin of WHAM Point Source~46 astro-ph.GA · 2026-06-08 · unverdicted · none · ref 52 · internal anchor

    New spectroscopy rules out PG 0931+691 as ionizer of WPS 46 and associates the source with an IVC ionized by shocks.