Click here for a 3000 x 2400 image this mosaic (1.87 Mb)

Click the following for high resolution images of selected objects within this mosaic:
Barnard Dark Nebula B344 (341 Kb)
Barnard Dark Nebula B343 (434 Kb)
Dark Lane and NGC 6910 Open Cluster (354 Kb)
"Bubble" Nebula near NGC 6888 (224 Kb)

 

 

 

The Details
Object
IC 1318 in Cygnus (8-Pane Mosaic)
Optics
Astro Physics 160 EDF refractor at f/5.7
Platform
Astro-Physics 1200 GTO
Camera
SBIG STL-11000M
Filters
Tru-Balance 6nm Hydrogen Alpha filter
Date
26 June 2008 through 06 July 2008
Location
Mount Wilson Observatory - Mount Wilson, CA
Exposure
Ha 8 x 12 exp x 1200 sec 1x1 bin (32 hours total exposure)
Software
Maxim DL/CCD, Registar, Photoshop CS3
Orientation
Field of View: Approximately 05° x 04° centered on RA 20h20m
DEC +39°30’ (2000.0) . North angle 179°; east 90° CCW from north
Notes

IC 1318 and its surroundings are shown in the above mosaic image captured over a series of eleven nights. The work consists of eight individual panes totaling 32 hours of exposure time that were seamlessly stitched together with the aid of Photoshop CS3.

 

 

 

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