StDr 29
Astrobin Image Of The Day 29 March 2020
Astrobin Image Of The Day 29 March 2020
StDr 29 is a newly-discovered planetary nebula in the constellation Lyra. The discoverers, Marcel Drechsler and Xavier Strottner, asked me to capture this frrst ever image of this target, as input to the spectroscopic analysis to confirm that this is a planetary nebula.
TARGET
Nomenclature: StDr 29
Right Ascension: 18:29:02.103
Declination: +37:20:05.35
Size: 5 arc min
Discovery: Marcel Drechsler and Xavier Strottner in 2020
EQUIPMENT USED
Twin APM TMB LZOS 152 refractors
10Micron GM2000 HPS mount
Twin QSI6120 CCD cameras
Astrodon filters
Nomenclature: StDr 29
Right Ascension: 18:29:02.103
Declination: +37:20:05.35
Size: 5 arc min
Discovery: Marcel Drechsler and Xavier Strottner in 2020
EQUIPMENT USED
Twin APM TMB LZOS 152 refractors
10Micron GM2000 HPS mount
Twin QSI6120 CCD cameras
Astrodon filters
IMAGE CAPTURE
5nm H-Alpha: 15x1200 bin 4x4, 27x1800 bin 4x4
3nm OIII: 30x1200 bin 4x4, 11x1800 bin 4x4
Red: 10x300 bin 1x1
Green: 10x300 bin 1x1
Blue: 10x300 bin 1x1
Total integration: 36.5 hours
Pixel scale: 2.13 arcsec/pixel
Field radius: 0.379 degrees
Capture dates: 15-25 February 2020
Capture location: Fregenal de la Sierra, Spain
5nm H-Alpha: 15x1200 bin 4x4, 27x1800 bin 4x4
3nm OIII: 30x1200 bin 4x4, 11x1800 bin 4x4
Red: 10x300 bin 1x1
Green: 10x300 bin 1x1
Blue: 10x300 bin 1x1
Total integration: 36.5 hours
Pixel scale: 2.13 arcsec/pixel
Field radius: 0.379 degrees
Capture dates: 15-25 February 2020
Capture location: Fregenal de la Sierra, Spain
IMAGE PROCESSING
Pre-processing: CCDStack2
Post-processing: Photoshop CS2
Pre-processing: CCDStack2
Post-processing: Photoshop CS2
Ha image
OIII image