| Constellation: |
Cygnus - the Swan |
| Type: |
Supernova remnant |
| Position: |
RA20h45m42s
Dec+30d43s |
| Exposure: |
Composite of two images using the LRGB technique.
RGB: Taken 10-26-03. 60 minutes on Kodak Elite Chrome 200.
Luminance: Taken 10-18-03. 60 minutes on hypered Tech Pan. |
| Processing: |
Images were aligned in Registar, combined
in Photoshop. Levels, color correction in Photoshop. |
| Equipment: |
RGB: Orion 120ST f/5 refractor, Televue field flattener and
IDAS LPS filter.
Luminance: Orion 120ST f/5 refractor, Televue field flattener and Lumicon
deepsky filter.
Both exposures used a Losmandy G11 Gemini mount guided with an SBIG ST-4 autoguider
on a Celestron guidescope using a home made side-by-side dovetail bracket. |
| Notes: |
The bright star in the center of the image is 52 Cygni. It is a forground star
and is not
associated with the nebula.You can also view the eastern half
and a black and white composite
of the two halves of this object. |
