Observation by Jay McNeil: NGC 7000 in Cygnus
Uploaded by
Paul Downing, FRAS
Observer
Jay McNeil
Observed
2020 Oct 02 - 16:00
Uploaded
2020 Oct 23 - 21:54
Objects
NGC7000
Planetarium overlay
Constellation
Cygnus
Field centre
RA: 20h58m
Dec: +43°55'
Position angle: -2°50'
Field size
10° × 5°
Equipment
- Canon 70-200mm f/4 USM-L telephoto set to 70mm and f/5
- ZWO ASI183mm Pro camera
Exposure
38x10 minute exposures with Astrodon 5nm H-alpha filter combined with 15x20 minute exposures using Astrodon 3nm Oxy-III filter
Location
Kentucky, USA
Target name
NGC 7000
Title
NGC 7000 in Cygnus
About this image
Jay McNeil once again here with this amazing image of the nebulae in the area around Deneb in Cygnus.
Deneb, the brightest star in the constellation of Cygnus, the swan, is the bright blue star (at upper right) in this image. The image covers an area of sky equivalent to more than 200 full moons. The deep red glow from Hydrogen-alpha emission lies at the far end of the visual spectrum. Jay's camera converts roughly 60% of the signal that falls upon it to usable data in this part of the spectrum. The vast majority of detail seen in this image is also extraordinarily faint. Even peering through the largest visual telescopes in the world would not help to reveal the ruddy structure captured by the camera in the image. An exposure of more than 11 hours was needed and the honey-like glow towards the center of the picture is the result of double-ionized oxygen emission intermingling with the abundant Hydrogen. All exposures for this image were taken within 2 days of the full moon, which is something you can do with narrowband filters when the moon is around
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