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July 2022, 2022 Jason Matter July 2022, 2022 Jason Matter

NGC 6888 and WR 134 widefield [HOO]

Image Description and Details : In the summer months we can capture the wonderful nebulae region in the constellation Cygnus. In this frame the beautiful Crescent nebula and the material from the hot star WR 134 with their surroundings can be seen in full glory. The image is a combination of Ha data and Oiii data. The data was captured from the backyard in the Netherlands. Equipment: - Sky-Watcher HEQ5 PRO - William Optics Redcat 51 - ZWO ASI294MM PRO bin1x1 - ZWO ASI120MM Mini - ZWO EFW 8 x 31/1.25" - Astronomik 6nm Narrowband filters SHO Acquisition: 13.3 Hours - HA: 80 x 300s - OIII: 80 x 300s

Copyright: Sven van Veen

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2022, April 2022 Jason Matter 2022, April 2022 Jason Matter

Crescent nebula

The rich field of beautiful summertime targets within our Milky Way is starting to creep into view in the early hours of the morning. I decided to wake up at 3 AM to capture an image of the Crescent Nebula. This is the finest detail I've ever been able to capture of it, including both the ionized hydrogen and the faint outer ionized oxygen shell. A Wolf-Rayet star at its core shed these materials when it expanded into its red giant phase hundreds of thousands of years ago, and now its intense stellar radiation is ionizing these outer shells and making them glow...like a giant brain in the sky! :)

Copyright: Alex Hawkinson

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2021, November 2021 Jason Matter 2021, November 2021 Jason Matter

The Crescent and Soap Bubble

Image Description and Details :Imaging telescopes: Askar FRA400 F5.6 · GSO RC8" Carbon TubeImaging cameras: ZWO ASI294MM Pro · ZWO ASI1600MM ProMounts: iOptron CEM26 · iOptron CEM70Guiding cameras: ZWO ASI174MM mini · ZWO ASI120MM MiniFocal reducers: Askar 0.7x Reducer · Astro Physics CCDT67Software: PHD2 PHD 2 · N.I.N.A. · PixInsightFilters: Antlia Ha 3nm Pro · Antlia Oiii 3nm Pro · Astrodon Ha 3nm · Astrodon OIII 3nmAntlia Ha 3nm Pro: 60x600" (10h)Antlia Oiii 3nm Pro: 60x600" (10h)Astrodon Ha 3nm: 12x1800" (6h)Astrodon Ha 3nm: 60x600" (10h)Astrodon OIII 3nm: 32x1800" (16h)Astrodon OIII 3nm: 60x600" (10h)Integration: 62h

Copyright: Tal Akerman

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July 2021, 2021 Jason Matter July 2021, 2021 Jason Matter

NGC6888 Crescent nebula

Image Description and Details : NGC 6888 captured during multiple nights between 2 and 13 July 2021, with two RC 8" on EQ6 mount and CEM70, two QHYCCD 183M camera and a CFW3 filter wheel equipped with Baader LRGB filters and Optolong LRGB-HA-Oiii fillter.

Multiple exposure time has been used to obtain the best of details, for a total exposure time of about 45 hours.

HAlpha 135x600" -20C bin 1x1aa
Oiii 120x600" -20C bin 1x1
RGB: 30x300" -20C bin 1x1 10s for each filter

Copyright: Acquisition by Giuseppe Amante & Alessandro Pensato.
Pixinsight processing by Giuseppe Amante

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2021, March 2021 Jason Matter 2021, March 2021 Jason Matter

NGC 6888 Crescent Nebula

Image Description and Details : I photographed this composite image during July-August 2020 in my private observatory (Russia, Moscow region, Makeikha SQM 20.70 mag./arc sec2; Bortle class 4).Technical Data:Telescope: SkyWatcher Quattro 8SShooting Camera: ZWO Optical ASI 1600-MM COOLEDMounts: SkyWatcher EQ 8 PRO MountTelescope Guides: SkyWatcher EvoGuide 50EDGuide camera: ZWO ASI ZWO 120mm miniFocus Reducers: TeleVue Paracorr Type-2Program: Ivan Ionov Fitstacker · by Christian Buil Iris 5.59 · Fitswork 4 · Adobe Photoshop CS 5.1Filters: Astronomik LRGB 1.25 "the Type IIc · Baader Planetarium OIII 1.25" 8.5nm-CCD · Baader Planetarium H-alpha 1.25" CCD 7 nmFrames:Astronomik B (type 2c): 10x180" -20C bin 1x1Astronomik G (type 2c): 10x180" -20C bin 1x1Astronomik R (type 2c): 10x180" -20C bin 1x1Baader Planetarium H-alpha 1.25" CCD 7 nm: 105x600" -20C bin 1x1Baader Planetarium OIII 1.25" CCD 8.5nm: 60x600" -20C bin 1x1Accumulation: 29.0 hoursDark frames: ~ 15Flat field frames: ~ 15Offset Frames: ~ 15



Copyright: Sviatoslav Lips

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2021, January 2021 Jason Matter 2021, January 2021 Jason Matter

Crescent & Soap Bubble Nebula

Image Description and Details :

Part of the Cygnus constellation, the crescent nebula is located in the immediate vicinity of the star Sadr. Its atypical shape also gave it the name "Euro Sign Nebula" (currency).
On the left is visible the "Soap Bubble nebula", discovered only in 2007 by amateur astronomer Dave Jurasevich.
The image is a composition in the HOO palette, with an exposure time of 37 hours.
Setup DDM60 mount, Moravian G3-16200, Takahashi fsq85.



Copyright Information: Copyright: Emil Pera

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