The Cygnus Loop (Danny Lee)

Celestial hemisphere: Northern · Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg) · Contains: IC 1340 · NGC 6960 · NGC 6979 · NGC 6992 · NGC 6995 · The star 52Cyg · Veil Nebula

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The Cygnus Loop

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The Cygnus Loop

A supernova remnant 2400 light years away, what's left of a star 20 times more massive than our Sun that exploded between 10,000 and 20,000 years ago.

Not much went to plan with this one. I had two or three nights of false starts, setting up the equipment only for clouds to roll in. I managed to get 90 mins in during quite a bright moon (not ideal) Tried to add to that during a second night but thanks to an almost full moon none of those exposures were usable.

So I decided to draw a line under this for this year and process what I had. Not that pleased with it but I suppose it's not too bad for my first go at it given the short exposure time under a bright moon.

A total of 90 mins (18 x 300sec)

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Description: A reprocess using Pixinsight. I would be lost without some of the great tutorials online but I'm quite enjoying Pixinsight, it feels a bit more clinical to me and I am personally finding it easier to not over do things. Starting to achieve a softer more natural look from my data that I love.

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