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Category:Scenic
Subcategory:Night Sky
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Keywords:astronomy, deepsky, nebula
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Dimensions2415 x 2415
Original file size7.52 MB
Image typeJPEG
Color spacesRGB
Propeller_Neb_RGB+NB_SII_Ha_OIII_01Sept2020

Propeller_Neb_RGB+NB_SII_Ha_OIII_01Sept2020

DWB 111, also known as the Propeller Nebula is a hydrogen-alpha emission nebula in Cygnus.
The propeller shape is actually a small portion of a much larger emission nebula, which can be seen as faint hydrogen-alpha nebulosity
throughout the image frame. The distance to the nebula is not known.

Camera: Moravian Instruments G4 (16803 chip) w Astrodon Gen II H-Alpha
Scope: Astro-Physics AP155EDF w 4" FF and Focus Boss II focuser motor
Mount: Paramount MX guided with an SBIG ST-402ME and Borg 60mm achromat riding piggyback
Exposures:
RGB 6 x 10min
H-Alpha 21x20min - OIII 18x20min - SII 15x20min
Acquired with TSX and CCD-Commander
Calibration and processing in PixInsight. Additional tweaks in PS CC

Lucknow, Ontario
June 2020 (processed in Sept 2020)