IC 1318 (SADR REGION) (Michael Armentrout)

Celestial hemisphere: Northern · Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg) · Contains: 37 Cyg) · 37 gam Cyg · HD193946 · HD194558 · HD194576 · HD194630 · HD194649 · HD194685 · HD194720 · HD229007 · HD229048 · HD229057 · HD229058 · HD229072 · HD229073 · HD229107 · HD229114 · HD229125 · HD229133 · HD229139 · HD229151 · HD229156 · HD229191 · HD229211 · HD229231 · HD229237 · HD229244 · HD229248 · HD229249 · HD229250 · And 13 more.

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IC 1318 (SADR REGION)

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IC 1318 (SADR REGION)

IC 1318 (SADR REGION)
This Neck of the intergalactic woods although bright and easy to capture as far as detail goes, is very difficult to process when dealing with the SADR Star I am happy to have captured this epic region of the galaxy and is much better then my first attempt years ago. more to learn always!!
IC 1318 is an emission nebula in the Cygnus constellation, about 4,000 lightyears away. Its glow comes as a result of nearby stars releasing streams of charged particles known as stellar winds, which ionise the gasses, causing them to emit light.
Technical Stuff:
6.5 hours of total integration
28x300s SII
28x300s HA
28x300s OIII
Scope: ASKAR 130 PHQ (1000mm Focal length)
Guide scope: ASKAR OAG
Mount: Ioptron CEM70
Main Camera: ZWO 294mm pro (Bin 2 120gain)
Guide Camera: ZWO 174mm mini
Focuser: ZWO EAF
Filter wheel: ZWO EFW
Filters: ANTILA 3nm SII HA and OIII
Capture Computer: MELE Quieter 3
Capture software: NINA
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Status	Advanced success
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Astrometry.net job	7879747
PixInsight job	60CZW1UDYHU3RBQ2R5H5GJUJQDS4KRRO
PixInsight queue size	n/a
PixInsight stage	TASK_LOG

RA (center)	20h23m27s.675
RA (top/left)	20h24m28s.922
RA (top/right)	20h19m59s.999
RA (bottom/right)	20h22m27s.608
RA (bottom/left)	20h26m56s.166

Dec (center)	+40°01′45″.45
Dec (top/left)	+40°40′00″.90
Dec (top/right)	+39°58′20″.89
Dec (bottom/right)	+39°23′28″.11
Dec (bottom/left)	+40°04′46″.93

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