Seen here the Gamma Cygni/Sadr Region, named after the central star Sadr/Gamma Cygni the central star of Cygnus's Cross surrounded by diffuse emission and dark nebulae and part of the much larger Cygnus Molecular Cloud
This is a 5 panel mosaic of the Gamma Cygni/Sadr Region, named after the central star Sadr/Gamma Cygni the central star of Cygnus's Cross surrounded by diffuse emission and dark nebulae and part of the much larger Cygnus Molecular Cloud.
187 individual frames and a total exposure time of over 18 hours make up this Mosaic which covers an area approximately 6.5 x 5.4 degrees and is covering the same area of sky as 143 moons.
Captured by Terry Hancock using a QHY11 CCD camera and a Takahashi 180mm telescope from his backyard observatory in Fremont Michigan late May early June 2014.
This mosaic consists of 5 panels, all data was captured from my backyard observatory in Fremont Michigan late May early June 2014 except for the Crescent in April 2014 (and the inset data of the Crescent Nebula from 2012) Equipment used a QHY11 Monochrome CCD/Takahashi E-180.
Total Integration/exposure time 18.8 hours
Equipment
QHY11S monochrome CCD cooled to -20C
Takahashi E-180 F2.8 Astrograph
Paramount GT-1100S German Equatorial Mount
Image Acquisition Maxim DL
Stacking and Calibrating: CCDStack
Registration of images in Registar
Post Processing Photoshop CS5
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