Van den Bergh 130 and Barnard 344 (Barry Wilson)

Celestial hemisphere: Northern · Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg) · Contains: PK077+02.1 · VdB130

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Van den Bergh 130 and Barnard 344

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Van den Bergh 130 and Barnard 344

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Cygnus is so rich in striking targets whether narrowband or tradition broadband and here I have eschewed any restraint and allowed the rich narrowband possibilities to display the swirling molecular dust and structures in the gases to their unabashed glory. The ridge-like VdB130 contrasts with the swirling dark cloud of B344 with its globules and fluted manifold structure - a mysterious delight.

It's also been rewarding to capture an image from my home observatory to which I've had to give it a 'birthday' with strengthening my western wall which had warped slightly over the years and had caused a minor slew to my roof's rail; and also a leak on the windward side that took some ingenuity to plug.

Let me know if the image is too bright ;-) & thanks for looking.

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RA (center)	20h18m43s.81
RA (top/left)	20h20m41s.20
RA (top/right)	20h20m32s.79
RA (bottom/right)	20h16m45s.12
RA (bottom/left)	20h16m56s.19

Dec (center)	+39°39′30″.7
Dec (top/left)	+39°12′57″.4
Dec (top/right)	+40°07′23″.8
Dec (bottom/right)	+40°05′52″.4
Dec (bottom/left)	+39°11′27″.7

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