Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg)  ·  Contains:  37 Cyg)  ·  NGC 6910  ·  The star Sadr (γ Cyg
IC1318 Gamma Cygni Nebula - Butterfly Nebula, Antha Adkins
IC1318 Gamma Cygni Nebula - Butterfly Nebula
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IC1318 Gamma Cygni Nebula - Butterfly Nebula

IC1318 Gamma Cygni Nebula - Butterfly Nebula, Antha Adkins
IC1318 Gamma Cygni Nebula - Butterfly Nebula
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IC1318 Gamma Cygni Nebula - Butterfly Nebula

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This is a portion of IC1318 the Gamma Cygni Nebula nicknamed the Butterfly Nebula.  It’s in the constellation Cygnus beyond the star Gamma Cygni from which it gets its name.  IC1318 is an emission nebula and consists of three bright areas labeled A, B, and C – the butterfly is formed by B and C (A is not in this picture).  It is 3700 light years away from us and has apparent dimensions of 50 (B) and 40 (C) arcmin.  In the lower right corner of the picture is NGC6910, a cluster of stars made in this nebula.  The cluster is 13 million years old.

This is 13.7 hours of data taken over three nights from Bortle 7-8 skies.

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IC1318 Gamma Cygni Nebula - Butterfly Nebula, Antha Adkins