LDN 1242 Dark Nebula in Cepheus

According to my information there is a dark nebula in this picture. It is recorded as LDN 1242 in the constellation of Cepheus.

 

Perhaps if I had spent over 20 hours trying to capture it with five or six hours per night something might show up. I don't get enough clear nights to devote that much time in the hope that a dark nebula will emerge from the void. Not when there are so many rewarding objects find. So for now, I will just content myself with this view of some pretty stars in the night sky from integrating 20 three minute images.

 

Next target please.

 

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Telescope: William Optics ZenithStar 81 APO

Mount: SkyWatcher EQ6-R Pro

 

Controller: ZWO ASIAIR Plus 256G

Main Camera: ZWO ASI533MC Pro at -10C

Filter: ZWO UV/IR Cut filter

Focuser: ZWO EAF

Guide Camera: ZWO ASI290MM Mini guidecam

Guide via: ZWO OAG

 

Stacked from:

Lights 20 at 180 seconds, gain 101, temp -10C

Darks 30 at 180 seconds, gain 101, temp -10C

Flats 30 at 14.6 seconds, gain 101, temp -10C

Dark Flats 30 at 14.6 seconds gain 101 temp -10C

 

Bortle 4 sky.

Integrated the saved frames in Astro Pixel Processor.

Processed in PixInsight

Added captions in Photoshop CS4

 

 

 

Done