Decided to see if I could get #IC1318 #TheSadrRegion. Assembled with 3 - 4K images, using Affinity Photo 2 to line them up. Total imaging time 7:00 hours. #seestar #S50 #space #astronomy #amateur
Next observation from the session is #IC1318 #ButterflyNebula. #seestar #S50 #space #astronomy #amateur
Region above Sadr (IC 1318?)

A stretch of clear but moonlit sky called for a narrowband project.

IC 1318: The Butterfly Nebula

Right next to the bright star Sadr lies a region known as IC 1318 Butterfly Nebula.

Blog: https://smilingj.net/blog/2023/06/2023-06-16_ic_1318_butterfly_nebula.html

#astrophotography #ic1318 #butterflynebula #heq5pro #130pds #asi294mcpro

IC 1318: The Butterfly Nebula

Right next to the bright star Sard lies a region known as IC 1318 Butterfly Nebula.

#SkyWatch #Astrophotography This image is an example of me #StillLearning because I didn't actually know what it was. A few nights ago, I was waiting for the Dumbbell Nebula to rise above the horizon and decided to try to capture something nearby. I moved my telescope to what I thought was the #Butterfly Nebula but when I looked it up later, my photo looked nothing like what I found online. There are multiple nebula called the Butterfly. So here is 12 stacked five minute exposures of #IC1318.
#SkyWatch #Astrophotography #Sadr is the bright star in this image. Also known as #GammaCygni it is the central star of the cross that makes up the #Cygnus constellation and is about 1800 light years from Earth. It is not the source of the large emission nebula #IC1318 that appears to surround it. #IC1318 is about 5000 light years from Earth and is sometimes called the #ButterflyNebula #StillLearning
2nd go at the Sadr region from tonight
Skywatcher SA GTi
Williams Optics Redcat 51
@zwoasi ASIAIR Plus
ZWO ASI2600MC Pro
@Optolong_filter L-eXtreme
Bortle6
54 2min lights
#astrophotography #astro #astronomy #stargazing #butterflynebula #crescentnebula #deepsky #ngc6888 #IC1318
Cainey

This is the region around Sadr, the star in the center of the image, which is part of the constellation Cygnus. We see IC 1318, the Butterfly Nebula, an emission nebula crossed by a dark nebula.
2h integration time

Setup :
πŸ”­ SW 72ED on SkyWatcher EQ6-R pro mount
πŸ“Ή ZWO ASI294 MC Pro
βž• 0.85 coma corrector & L-extreme filter

#IC1318 #Butterfly #papillon #nebula #nebuleuse
#Astrophotography #astrophoto
#space #astronomy #astro #universe #deepskyphotography
#telescope

APOD: 2021 March 16 - IC 1318: The Butterfly Nebula in Gas and Dust

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