This the the first image of PaElPos J2042.3-0324 in Aquarius.

It is a 450 arcsec candidate planetary nebula discovered by Dana Patchick, David Elmore and Madison Post in September 2025.

The data is supplied by The Hunting Horn General Charitable Trust.

TARGET

Nomenclature:  PaElPos J2042.3-0324

Right Ascension: 20 42 19.91

Declination: -03 24 37 92

EQUIPMENT USED

Celestron RASA 11" V2

10Micron GM3000 HPS mount

QHYCCD QHY600 Pro M

IMAGE CAPTURE

Ha: 237x300" bin 1x1

OIII: 186x300" bin 1x1

Total integration: 35 hours 15 minutes

Pixel scale: 1.25 arcsec/pixel

Field radius: 0.81° × 0.56°

Capture location:  Castilléjar, Granada, Spain

IMAGE PROCESSING

Pre-processing: Pixinsight

Post-processing: Pixinsight, Photoshop CS2