StDr 29 is a newly-discovered planetary nebula in the constellation Lyra. The discoverers, Marcel Drechsler and Xavier Strottner, asked me to capture this first 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
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