Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg)
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Propeller Nebula (DWB 111), David Wills (PixelSkiesAstro)
Propeller Nebula (DWB 111)
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Propeller Nebula (DWB 111)

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Propeller Nebula (DWB 111), David Wills (PixelSkiesAstro)
Propeller Nebula (DWB 111)
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Propeller Nebula (DWB 111)

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Description

The Propeller Nebula is a hydrogen-alpha emission nebula in the constellation of Cygnus. The propeller shape is actually a small portion of a much larger emission nebula, which can be seen as faint red hydrogen-alpha nebulosity throughout the image frame.

Captured by David Wills at PixelSkies, Castillejar, Spain www.pixelskiesastro.com

Ha 57x900Secs

OIII 31x900Secs

22 hours in total.

Equipment used:

Telescope: Takahashi Baby Q FSQ-85ED F5.3

Camera: Xpress Trius SX-694 Pro Mono Cooled to -10C

Image Scale: 2.08

Guiding: OAG

Filters: Astronomik Ha,OIII

Mount: iOptron CEM60 "Standard" GOTO Centre Balanced Equatorial Mount

Image Acquisition: Voyager

Observatory control: Lunatico Dragonfly

Stacking and Calibrating: Pixinsight

Processing: Pixinsight 1.8, Photoshop CC

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Propeller Nebula (DWB 111), David Wills (PixelSkiesAstro)