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StDr 45
StDr 45 is a newly-discovered candidate planetary nebula in the constellation Aquila. The discoverers, Marcel Drechsler and Xavier Strottner, asked me to capture this first ever image of this target. Image processing by Marcel Drechsler.
Picture
TARGET
Nomenclature
:  StDr 45, Strottner-Drechsler 45, G: 049.8+02.0
Right Ascension: 19:15:34
Declination: +15:56:07
Size: 2.6 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: 30 x1800 bin 4x4
Red: 20x300 bin 1x1
Green: 20x300 bin 1x1
Blue: 20x300 bin 1x1
Total integration: 20 hours
Pixel scale: 0.534 arcsec/pixel
Field radius: 0.378 degrees
Capture dates: 27 March - 1 April 2020
Capture location:  Fregenal de la Sierra, Spain
IMAGE PROCESSING
Pre-processing: CCDStack2
Post-processing: Photoshop CS2
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