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StDr 161

NEW DISCOVERY: Strottner-Drechsler 161
Strottner-Drechsler 161 is a new candidate of a planetary nebula in the constellation Cygnus.
It was discovered by my friends and teammates Xavier Strottner and Marcel Drechsler in July 2022.
This photo was taken in collaboration with Sven Eklund from Sweden and was processed by Marcel Drechsler It is the first official image of this faint object.
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Description
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TARGET
Nomenclature
: StDr 161
Right Ascension: 20:21:43.34
Declination:  50:18:30.51
Size: ? arc minutes
EQUIPMENT USED
Twin APM TMB LZOS 152 refractors, Celestron C14 EdgeHD
10Micron GM2000 HPS mount, iOptron CEM120
Twin QSI6120 CCD cameras, ZWO ASI6400MM Pro
Astrodon and Chroma filters
IMAGE CAPTURE
Blue: 24x300"
Green: 36x300"
Red: 36x300"
Ha: 137x900" bin 1x1, 185x300" bin 2x2
OIII: 71x900" bin 1x1, 151x300" bin 2x2
Total Integration: 88 hours
Pixel scale: 0.564 arcsec/pixel
Field radius: 0.327 degrees
Capture dates: 2-21 July 2022
Capture location:  Fregenal de la Sierra, Spain
IMAGE PROCESSING:
PixInsight and Photoshop CS2, Image stacked by Sven Eklund and processed by Marcel Drechsler
Ha version
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OIII version
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