Butterfly Nebula Close-up
Details
Equipment used
Object Details
The Butterfly Nebula can be found in the constellation Cygnus and is an emission nebula. The nebula has the catalogue designation IC 1318 and can be seen from the northern hemisphere during Summer. The nebula is about 4'900 light years away from the solar system. This nebula is also known as Gamma Cygni Nebula.
In the top right corner you can see the bright star Sadr.
Setup
Main Deep-Sky Setup
Telescope / Camera Lens
UNC Newton 200/1000
Camera
QHY 294M Pro
Mount
Skywatcher EQ6-R pro
Filter
Antlia LRGB
Integration Time
Lum: 34 x 90s
RGB: 35 x 180s
Total: 2 h 36 min
Comments
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Type of Main Object
Emission Nebula
Constellation
Cygnus
Observation Site
Goldau, CH
Bortle Class 4
Date
1. & 2. July 2022
annotated
normal
