NGC 6914 is the blue (reflection) nebula in the picture. It is located in the region of the star gamma Cygnus. This star is surronded by a large network of emmission nebulas, a portion of which I photographed previously.
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Photograph Information | |
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Date | 10.09.2007 and 10.10.2007 |
Location | Okie-Tex Star Party |
Telescope | AP130 @ f6 w/field flattener |
Camera | Canon 350D, Hutech modified type I |
Exposure | Stack of 28, 9 minute exposures at ISO 800 |
Notes | Average transparancy, temperature around 60°F, and average seeing on each night. Calibrated with bias, dark and flat frames. Initial RAW conversion, registration and stacking in IRIS. Noise reduction in PixInsight LE 1.02 Additional adjustments in Photoshop CS2 |