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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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