NGC 6914

Image Description and Details: There are several extensive nebula complexes in the direction of the Cygnus constellation. The picture shows the central part of such a complex nebula (in addition to other objects, emission, reflection and dark dust nebulae can be found in it) with its surroundings. In the nebulosity - like shining diamonds in the sky - the reflection nebulae of the object NGC 6914 (VdB 131 and VdB 132) illuminate their surroundings with their light.
NGC 6914 is therefore an object located at about 6000 light-years from our Earth, which consists of several reflection nebulae. The object was first observed by French astronomer Jean Marie Edouard Stephan in 1881. The VdB 131 reflection nebula appears somewhat fainter than its neighbour, the VdB 132 reflection nebula.
A study of NGC 6914 found many young stars in the region, proving that the area is one of the star-forming regions of our galaxy. The bluish reflection nebulae are illuminated by the still young (a few million years old) B-type stars that were born there.
The emission nebulae that fill most of the image are extensive hydrogen clouds, which are ionized by the radiation of hot, bright, O-type stars nearby.
Conditions for taking the picture:
I worked with a dual-band filter for 4h 50' and in RGB with an exposure time of 4h 48' on two expatriates, from the same location. In addition to reproducing the real star colours, I used the RGB material to display the entire image more vividly and brilliantly.

Equipment Details: Lacerta 200/800 Photo Newton - Edition 2021
Sky-Watcher aplanatic coma corrector F4
ZWO ASI 2600MC Pro
IDAS Nebula Booster NBZ 2”
Sky-Watcher EQ6-R Pro
ZWO OAG, ZWO ASI 290 MM mini
ZWO ASI Air Plus, ZWO EAF

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