NGC6914
in Cygnus - HaRGB
NGC
6914 is a reflection nebula located approximately 6,000 light-years
away in the constellation of Cygnus, and was discovered by Édouard
Stephan on August 29, 1881.
Ultraviolet
radiation from stars in the Cygnus OB2 association ionize the nebula's
hydrogen. It is immersed in a bath of HII emission from surrounding
Hydrogen gas.
I
was struck by the beautiful contrast when seeing a superb APOD of it
here: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap220707.html
14/14/14 x 10 min each of RGB, 23x20 min H-Alpha
Camera: Apogee U16M (16803) w Gen II Astrodon RGB and H-Alpha
Scope: Planewave 12.5" CDK
Mount: Paramount ME
Guiding SBIG ST402ME and Astrodon MMOAG
RGB and H-Alpha processing in PixInsight; Blend of H-Alpha w
RGB in PS CC
Click on the image to see ~ 2x and to re-size it for your browser.
Here is the pure RGB for comparison:
Here is the pure H-Alpha portion for all you B&W fans!
Lucknow, Ontario
Oct 2022
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