Butterfly Nebula: The most prominent constellation in the northern summer sky is Cygnus, the Swan, also called sometimes the Northern Cross. The central star of the cross is Sadr, which you see at the lower edge of the image. Around this star there is a faint, not very prominent nebulosity. The brightest parts of the nebula are called Butterfly Nebula, displayed in the center. Young hot stars have created the nebula by its very intense radiation.
On the right hand side of the image you find the Open Cluster NGC 6910.
Object |
Butterfly Nebula |
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Catagory |
Nebulae |
Designation |
IC 1318 |
Constellation |
Cygnus |
Optics |
Vixen R200SS 8 inch f/4.6 with Televue Paracorr SBIG |
Camera |
SBIG STL 11000M with internal CFW 5 |
Exposure |
5 x 10min (1x1 bin) Baader H-alpha filter, 5x5min (2x2 bin) each Astrodon True Balance RGB filterset. Maxim DL for image acquisition. |
Calibration |
Dark + Flat Frame |
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Guiding |
Selfguiding |
Mount |
Takahashi EM-11 |
Processing |
Maxim DL5, Photoshop. Color Code L(H-alpha), R(H-alpha/R,G,B |
Location, Date |
Eningen, Germany - 30 May+27 July 2009 |
Remark |
Rob Gendler´s H-alpha/R channel blend technique |