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A new discovery of a candidate planetary nebula in the constellation Gemini. The object was discovered by my good friends the German-French team of Marcel Drechsler and Xavier Strottner in October 2021 using digital sky surveys. This is their 140th joint discovery. Currently, only very few planetary nebulae are known in the Gemini constellation, and now this impressive new nebula has been added. Because the PN candidate is rich in ionised oxygen (OIII), the object appears in a ghostly turquoise blue. It is at an estimated 4,250 light years from Earth.
My thanks to Marcel Drechsler for so expertly processing this image.
Image captured on my remote dual rig at Fregenal de la Sierra in Spain between 4-15 November 2021.
Scopes: APM TMB LZOS 152 Refractors
Cameras: QSI6120wsg8
Mount: 10Micron GM2000 HPS
A total of 76 hours 35 minutes image capture (HaOIIILRGB)


Copyright: Peter Goodhew

StDr 1 - a possible planetary nebula in the constellation of Taurus, discovered by Xavier Strottner and Marcel Drechsler in November 2019. This is the first time it has been imaged in color. It is extremely faint - and so 1800 second exposures binned 3x3 were necessary.

Astrodon Blue: 17x300"

Astrodon Green: 18x300"

Astrodon Red: 18x300"

Astrodon Lum: 21x300"

Astrodon OIII: 8x1800s bin 3x3

Astrodon Ha: 19x1800s bin 3x3

Total Integration: 20 hours

Captured on my dual rig in Spain.

Scopes: APM TMB LZOS 152 (6" aperture 1200mm focal length)

Copyright: Peter Goodhew