Observation by Alun Halsey: NGC 6888 Crescent Nebula in Ha

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Alun Halsey

Observer

Alun Halsey

Observed

2023 Aug 07 - 22:19

Uploaded

2023 Aug 08 - 11:11

Objects

The Crescent Nebula (NGC6888)

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Constellation

Cygnus

Field centre

RA: 20^h12^m
Dec: +38°21'
Position angle: -77°22'

Field size

0°37' × 0°27'

Equipment

SW Esprit 150ED apo triplet/0.77x reducer field flattener
Atik 314L+
SX filter wheel and OAG with ASI462MC
Mesu-200 Mk1

Exposure

900 seconds x 3 subs (45 minutes total)

Location

Reading Berkshire UK

Target name

NGC 6888

Title

NGC 6888 Crescent Nebula in Ha

About this image

3x900sec subframes taken in hydrogen alpha (Baader 7nm) stacked in Deepskystacker and processed in Photoshop CS2.

Files associated with this observation

NGC6888--3x900sec-ii.jpg (466.0 kB)

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