Poster abstract details

The 3D and kinematic structure of the Eskimo nebula, NGC 2392, has been notoriously difficult to interpret given its complex morphology, multiple kinematic components and its nearly pole-on orientation along the sightline. Here we present the most comprehensive high resolution spectroscopic mapping of the Eskimo planetary nebula to date. The data consist of 21 spatially resolved, long-slit echelle spectra tightly spaced over the Eskimo and along its bipolar jets. This data set allow us to construct a velocity-resolved [N~II] channel map of the nebula with a resolution of 10 km s$^{-1}$ that disentangles the different kinematic components of the nebula and reveals clearly for the first time the kinematic expansion pattern for each of the components. The spectroscopic information is combined with HST images to construct the first detailed three dimensional model of the Eskimo with the code SHAPE. With this model we demonstrate that the Eskimo is nearly a twin to the Saturn nebula, but rotated 90 degrees to the line of sight.