Observation by Nick James: NGC6888 at midsummer

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Nick James

Observer

Nick James

Observed

2018 Jun 22 - 23:02

Uploaded

2018 Jun 23 - 20:18

Objects

The Crescent Nebula (NGC6888)

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Constellation

Cygnus

Field centre

RA: 20^h11^m
Dec: +38°27'
Position angle: +1°37'

Field size

3°10' × 2°09'

Equipment

WO Megrez 72 + x0.8FF
ASI294MC camera

Exposure

36x60s

Location

Chelmsford, UK

Target name

NGC6888

Title

NGC6888 at midsummer

About this image

Just to demonstrate that imaging is still possible when the sky is quite bright in the middle of summer here are a couple of images I took last night around UTC midnight. Observing was very pleasant with twilight and NLC to the N, the Moon to the W, Jupiter and Saturn in the south and a good Merlot to enhance the experience.

These images were taken using a WO Megrez 72 refractor with a x0.8 field flattener (approx 350mm, f/4.8), a CCD-CLS filter to block UV/IR and some light pullution and an ASI294MC camera cooled to -10C.

Files associated with this observation

ngc6888sm.jpg (1.9 MB)

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