| Constellation: |
Cygnus - The Swan |
| Type: |
Diffuse Nebuls |
| Position: |
RA20h20.4m
Dec+40d06s |
| Magnitude: |
2.2 (Sadr) |
| Exposure: |
Composite of two images taken 10-04-02.
1x30 min. and 1x45 min. on hypered PPF-400 |
| Processing: |
Images were aligned in Registar, combined
in Photoshop.
Levels, saturation and color balance adjusted in Photoshop. |
| Equipment: |
Piggyback 210mm f/5.6 with minus violet filter |
| Notes: |
The bright star in the left, center part of the frame is Gamma Cygni - the 3rd
brightest star in the constellation Cygnus. The star's name is Sadr and it
lies
approximately 750 light years away.On the right side of the photo lies the Crescent
Nebula - NGC6888.
You can view this object and its surroundings in more detail or
you can
view it close up. |
