Observation by Alun Halsey: Pickering's Triangle (NGC 6979)

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Alun Halsey

Observer

Alun Halsey

Observed

2026 Oct 09 - 21:55

Uploaded

2026 Oct 10 - 11:18

Objects

NGC6979

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Constellation

Cygnus

Field centre

RA: 20^h48^m
Dec: +31°32'
Position angle: +47°35'

Field size

1°30' × 1°30'

Equipment

Evostar 72ED f/7 refractor
Player One Ares-C Pro (IMX533) OSC
Altair Dual Band filter (Ha/OIII)
Svbony 102mm f/7 refractor with Altair 662M
Ioptron CEM60

Exposure

30 subframes @ 120 seconds each

Location

Reading Berkshire Uk

Target name

NGC 6979

Title

Pickering's Triangle (NGC 6979)

About this image

Thirty frames captured and stacked in Sharpcap Pro, processed in AstroWizard. No flat/dark frame subtraction and no field flattener on 72ED.

Files associated with this observation

Pickering ii.jpg (1.1 MB)

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