Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg)
LDN 974 / Bernes 27, Derek Santiago
LDN 974 / Bernes 27
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LDN 974 / Bernes 27

LDN 974 / Bernes 27, Derek Santiago
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LDN 974 / Bernes 27

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This is a rarely imaged region. The dark nebulae in this image are part of the LDN 974 complex in Cygnus. They are listed individually in the Dobashi catalog of galactic dark nebulae. The small yellow / red reflection nebula is variably named Bernes 27, RNO 134 and Magakin 859 and is associated with the bright yellow star HD203610 at 12 o’clock. 

Imaging Camera: QSI640wsg 
Imaging Scope: Celestron 9.25"Edge HD at f/7 
Guide Camera: SX Lodestarx2 
Mount: Avalon M-Uno Fast Reverse 
Filters: Astrodon Gen II LRGB 
Exposure: 6 hours Lum, 3 minute subs unbinned, 2 hour each RGB, 1 minute subs binnedx2 
Capture: APT 
Processing: CCD Stack and PS CC 
Date: 7/23/22, and 7/24/22 
Sky conditions: below average seeing, bortle white skies, SQM 17.35 mag/arc-sec2 
Location: My front driveway. Morristown, NJ

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LDN 974 / Bernes 27, Derek Santiago