Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg)
IC1318 Christmas Theme, Charles Duarte FRAS
IC1318 Christmas Theme
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IC1318 Christmas Theme

IC1318 Christmas Theme, Charles Duarte FRAS
IC1318 Christmas Theme
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IC1318 Christmas Theme

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This images was taken 40 SII images at 1200 sec,  40 OIII images at 300 sec, 20 OIII at 1200  and 40 Ha images at 600 sec, the IC1318 is a very large cloud of dust and gas in the constellation Cygnus and Swan.  A section of this giant complex is known as the Butterfly Nebula and is composed of three separate designated areas.  The wings of the Butterfly are identified as IC1318 "b" and "c".  The dark obscuring dust band bisecting the "wings" forms the body of the Butterfly and is designated LDN 236.  The distance to the nebula is approximately 5,000 light years.
It was taken from my observatory in Southern Spain
SII 13.33 Hours
OIII  3.33 hours
OIII 6.66 Hours
Ha   6.66 Hours
Total 30 Hours

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IC1318 Christmas Theme, Charles Duarte FRAS