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The clamshell nebula

Image Description and Details : The clamshell nebula in Cygnus Sh2-119 Is a large complex of emission nebulae in the constellation Cygnus. The bright star at the center is 68 Cygni, a 5th magnitude star responsible for ionizing the surrounding gas. Estimated tonbe 2200 light-years from Earth. This image is the result of 4 night during which I collected 24h of data Using ultranarrowband filter From bortle 9 backyard 96 x 300sec exposure for each filter Gain 121 tenp. -5°C 40 dark calibration files 20 flat calibration file per filter per session

Copyright: Riccardo pacini

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2022, June 2022 Jason Matter 2022, June 2022 Jason Matter

Dive into the lagoon

Image Description and Details : Inage captured between the 6th and 8th of June From bortle 9 area. Target at its highest reached 27° above the horizon Gear used Celestron edgehd 8 reduced 0.7x As294MM pro Antila 3nm SHO filters Processed in astropixel processor and finished in photohsop Total integration time little less than 12h

Copyright: Riccardo Pacini

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