Imaging telescopes or lenses: 10" f/4 TS ONTC Newton
Imaging cameras: Atik383L+
Mounts: Celestron CGE
Software: Fitswork · Straton · Pixinsight · PS CS5
Filters: Astronomik OIII 12nm CCD · Astronomik Ha 6nm CCD
Accessory: Pal Gyulai GPU Koma KorrectorF4 · Lacerta MGEN
Dates:Aug. 30, 2014 , Nov. 24, 2014
Frames:
Astronomik Ha 6nm CCD: 13x1800" -20C bin 1x1
Astronomik OIII 12nm CCD: 9x1800" -20C bin 1x1
Integration: 11.0 hours
Darks: ~10
Flats: ~30
Bias: ~30
Avg. Moon age: 3.28 days
Avg. Moon phase: 12.95%
Temperature: 6.00
Astrometry.net job: 425783
Resolution: 2400x1855
Locations: Garden Observatory, Eggersdorf near Berlin, Germany
Astrokooperation
www.deep-sky-astroteam.de
Recording/ Preprocessing by Frank Iwaszkiewicz
Image Processing by Nico Geisler & Frank Iwaszkiewicz
The prominent ridge of emission featured in this vivid skyscape is known as the Cygnus Wall. Part of a larger emission nebula with a distinctive shape popularly called The North America Nebula, the ridge spans about 10 light-years along an outline that suggests the western coast of Mexico. Constructed from narrowband image data, the cosmic close-up maps emission from sulfur, hydrogen, and oxygen atoms to red, green, and blue colors. The result highlights the bright ionization front with fine details of dark, dusty forms in silhouette. Sculpted by energetic radiation from the region's young, hot, massive stars, the dark shapes inhabiting the view are clouds of cool gas and dust with stars likely forming within. The North America Nebula itself, NGC 7000, is about 1,500 light-years away. To find it, look northeast of bright star Deneb in the high flying constellation Cygnus.
(APOD)
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