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The Butterfly Nebula (IC 1318) is a gorgeous emission nebula in the heart of the constellation Cygnus, the Swan. Despite its name, it’s not a single object but a vast complex of glowing hydrogen gas and dark dust lanes, lying about 4,000–5,000 light-years away. The “butterfly” shape comes from these dark dust clouds cutting through the bright red emission, giving the appearance of delicate wings spread wide.
IC 1318 is located near the bright star Sadr (Gamma Cygni) located to the right of center in the shot below, which marks the Swan’s chest in the Summer Triangle asterism. This whole region is a stellar nursery, where new stars are forming inside dense molecular clouds. The light we see is powered by nearby hot, young stars whose ultraviolet radiation ionizes the hydrogen gas, causing it to glow in those rich crimson hues captured in long-exposure astrophotography.
Cygnus itself is one of the most rewarding areas of the summer sky, packed with nebulae, star clusters, and deep-sky treasures. Point a telescope or camera here, and you’re looking straight into one of the most crowded and active star-forming regions in our galaxy.
Acquisition Details: 70mm Meade Quad APO Astrograph, AVX mount, QHY183C CMOS camera, Optolong L-eXtreme dual band narrowband filter, (156x120s) 5 hours 12 minutes of data taken on August 9, 2025. Processed using DSS, SAS, Ps.
Here is the result of me taking an image from both my light polluted skies near Pittsburgh, PA and from dark skies in Potter County, PA. This is the Crescent Nebula (NGC 6888). It is located in the Cygnus Constellation.
Technical details in the link: astrob.in/rq5c3f/B/
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My first attempt at creating a tracked astro photo. This nebula is located in the constellation of Cygnus and is about 2,500 light years away. #astrophotography #skywatcher #staradventurer #apertura #canon #rebelT7 #deepskyobject #deepsky #nebula #astrophoto
another capture of blood Moon and eclipse 7.9.2025
skywatcher newton 150/750
canon eos 1300D
mount eq3-2
bortle 3-4
czech republic
OBJECT: M-1; NGC 1952; Taurus-A
CONSTELLATION: Taurus
POSITION (2000.0): 05 34 31.9 +22 00 52.2
URANOMETRIA 2000.0 MAP:
DIAMETER: 490" x 290"
DISTANCE (parsecs): 2,250
TYPE: SNR + Pulsar
CLASS: SNR of 1054 A.D.
MAGNITUDE: 8.4
PULSAR Mag.: 16
REFERANCE: Burnham's Celestial Handbook, Vol 3
DATE: Nov. 13/14, 2015
TIME: 12:26 to 01:13 AM-EST
PLACE: Moccasin Lake, Winston, Georgia
INSTRUMENT: 14 Inch (36 cm) Meade LX200 SCT
FOCAL RATIO: f/6.3
ACCESSORIES: Meade 0.63x reducer + IDAS LPR filter
MOUNT: Orion HDX110 EQ-G
CAMERA: Canon 60Da
EXPOSURE: 34 minutes
SUBS: 20 seconds
ISO: 6400
Andromeda Galaxy (M31), 10/08/2021
Equipment:
RASA 8
CGEM-dx mount
ZWO ASI294MC-Pro
ZWO Asiair Pro
Optolong L-Pro filter
Details:
Location – My Driveway, WA
Bortle Class 7
300 30-second Lights (2.5hrs)
60 Darks
60 Bias
60 Flats
Astro Pixel Processor
StarNet++
Lightroom
Photoshop
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The Whirlpool Galaxy (M51), 04/21/2021
The Whirlpool Galaxy is slowly merging with the smaller, yellowish galaxy NGC 5195. This interaction is trigging massive areas of new star formation, which is why there is so many red clusters in the Whirlpool Galaxy.
Equipment:
RASA 8
iOptron GEM45
ZWO ASI294MC-Pro
ZWO Asiair
Optolong L-Pro filter
Details:
Location – Long Mire Campground
Bortle Class 2
300 30-second Lights (2.5 hrs.)
60 Darks
60 Dark flats
60 Flats
Astro Pixel Processor
Lightroom
Photoshop
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