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2021, July 2021 Jason Matter 2021, July 2021 Jason Matter

NGC 6914 & Propeller Nebula

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A cropped & rotated rendition of my 1st attempt of this area. I made more effort to control the stars to better show the nebulosity. NGC 6914 & Propeller Nebula are perhaps the better known targets within the image.The Sadr Region (also known as IC 1318 or the Gamma Cygni Nebula) is the diffuse emission nebula surrounding Sadr (γ Cygni) at the centre of Cygnus's cross. The Sadr Region is one of the surrounding nebulous regions; others include the Butterfly Nebula and the Crescent Nebula (not shown in this image). It contains many dark nebulae in addition to emission diffuse nebulae.Imaging telescope: Takahashi FSQ130EDImaging cameras: FLI ML16200Mounts: Takahashi EM 400 Temma 2Guiding cameras: QHY CCD QHY 5 IIFocal Extender / Reducer: Tak QE 0.73x Software: PHD 2, Astro Pixel Processer, PixInsight , Sequence Generator Pro SGPFilters: Astrodon SII, Ha & OIIIAccessories: ATIK EFW3Original Resolution: 4473 x 3578Dates: Jun 10 - Jun 21, 2021Frames:Astrodon Ha: 36 x 600"Astrodon SII: 30 x 600"Astrodon OIII: 30 x 600"Integration: 16 Hours.

Copyright: Brendan Kinch

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NGC 6914

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NGC 6914 itself is the blue reflection nebula near center. It's surrounded by a wonderful field of glowing gas and dust. Located at approximately 6,000 light-years away in the constellation of Cygnus. Imaged from my backyard in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. This is 8.5 hours of HaRGB data.

Taken with the Esprit 100 triplet refractor, QHY268M camera and Optolong filters. Processing was done in PixInsight.

Copyright: Shawn Nielsen

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NGC 6914 - Bluebird Nebula

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NGC 6914 – the Bluebird Nebula – is a small but dramatic and complex reflection nebula in Cygnus. Captured with my StarlightXpress H9C and ASA 12-inch f/3.6 corrected astrograph. In this orientation, it resembles the profile of a bluebird.

Copyright: Robert Gillette

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