Observation by Simon Dawes: The Spring Swan Rises

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Mr Simon Francis Dawes

Observer

Simon Dawes

Observed

2019 Apr 04 - 20:56

Uploaded

2019 Apr 10 - 21:11

Objects

Deneb

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Constellation

Cygnus

Field centre

RA: 20^h23^m
Dec: +42°53'
Position angle: -51°35'

Field size

16° × 15°

Equipment

50mm Lens F4
Canon 600D (Full spectrum mod)
CLSCCD clip-in filter
iOptron Star Tracker

Exposure

3h38m in 2 minute subs

Location

Kelling Heath, England

Target name

Area around Deneb in Cygnus

Title

The Spring Swan Rises

About this image

This spring's Kelling heath was one of the best for clear weather in the Spring, I go with friends expecting cloud so any astronomy is a bonus. My main activity at Kelling Heath is to buzz around the sky with my 12" F4 Dob but I usually also set up a camera with a wide field lens (50mm) and just leave it running. The night was very cold and dry, the tarp with my Dob on was dry all night. I'm sure I could do more with the data I have but I lack the processing experience to do much better, with time I'll come back to these data and try again, but for now it is here for all to see.

Files associated with this observation

CygnusRising_2019-04-05_3h38BAASmallVersion.jpg (1.8 MB)

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David Swan, Jeremy Shears, Graham Winstanley, Martina McGovern, Andy Wilson, Mike Scarisbrick, Nick Hewitt, Grant Privett, Miguel Araújo, Peter Mulligan, Honor Wheeler, Andrew Dumbleton, Peter Carson, Martin Crow, Mr Simon Francis Dawes

Comments

Nick Hewitt, 2019 Apr 11 - 18:58 UTC

The Dark nebula near Deneb shows up very nicely!

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