IC1318

Cygnus Region – Wide-Field Mosaic

This is the central part of the constellation Cygnus, including Deneb and Sadr as main stars, covering a field of about 13 by 10 degrees. This image focusses on the rich H-alpha nebulosity in this region. In contains some of the famous emission nebulae, e.g. the North America Nebula, the Pelican Nebula, and the Crescent […]

2017-08-12

IC1318 – Sadr Again

The Sadr Region, IC1318, once again. This time the data is from the FSQ106 at the Deep Sky West Observatory. Exposure: H 10 x 1800sec, RGB (15,18,17) x 600 sec Date: 2016-04-20…2016-05-14 Setup: Takahashi FSQ106 EDXIII with QSI 683WSG-8 Site: Deep Sky West Observatory, NM, USA

2016-08-21

Sadr Region

The Sadr region, IC 1318, is the busy neighborhood round the mag 2.2 star Sadr or gamma Cygni. It is a large expanse of nebulosity with dominant Ha emission nebulae and various dark nebulae. The Crescent Nebula (in the lower left cover of the image) is embedded into the region. This is one of my […]

2016-08-07

Sadr Region – Mono

The Sadr region, IC 1318, is the busy neighborhood round the mag 2.2 star Sadr or gamma Cygni. It is a large expanse of nebulosity with dominant Ha emission nebulae and various dark nebulae. The Crescent Nebula (in the lower left corner of the image) is embedded into the region. This is a simple Ha […]

2016-08-07