Butterfly Nebula
Butterfly Nebula: This wide-field image using a narrow-band Ha-filter shows the wide extent of this vast emission nebulae region and much fainter structural details than a previous image. Butterly Nebula is the brightest part left of the central star Sadir, the open cluster NGC 6910 is displayed above Sadir.
For an even larger field of view in Ha light click here.
Object |
Butterfly Nebula |
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Catagory |
Nebulae |
Designation |
IC 1318 |
Constellation |
Cygnus |
Optics |
TMB 80 f/6 x 0.8 Tele Vue Reducer/Flattener |
Camera |
QHY8/ALccd 6c |
Exposure |
20 x 5min IDAS LPS, 10 x 10min Astronomik Ha filter, Maxim DL for image acquisition |
Calibration |
No Dark- and Flat Frame |
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Guiding |
Meade DSI Pro II and TMB 130 as Guide Scope, Guiding Software: Maxim DL |
Mount |
Astro-Physics 900 GTO |
Processing |
ImagesPlus, Neat Image, Photoshop |
Location, Date |
Eningen, Germany - 26+28 July 2007 |
Remark |
The color coding used is R(Ha):G(LPS):B(LPS). To show the nebula prominently the rich starfield has been attenuated. |
