LDN 889 is a dark nebula in the heart of the famous Butterfly Nebula or Gamma Cygni Nebula in the constellation Cygnus. In fact, the two wings of the Butterfly IC1318 B and C are not two emission nebulae, but one divided by the massive dark nebula LDN 889.
This object can be photographed from the northern hemisphere in summer and autumn. These nebulae are about 4,900 light years away from our solar system.
Sources: Constellation-Guide / Sternwarte Bärenswil / Spektrum der Wissenschaft
This is a false colour image with the typical Hubble SHO palette. That means, this image was taken with a monochromatic camera and three different filters (Ha, OIII and SII). Then the three greyscale images created by this technique were assigned to the colours red, blue and green using software such as Photoshop.
Below is a video showing how I edited this image.
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Setup
Main Deep-Sky Setup
Telescope / Camera Lens
UNC Newton 200/1000
Camera
QHY 294M Pro
Mount
Skywatcher EQ6-R Pro
Filter
Antlia Ha, OIII & SII (3.5nm)
Integration Time
Ha: 40 x 300s
OIII: 56 x 300s
SII: 56 x 300 s
Total: 12h 40 min
Comments
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Type of Main Object
Dark & Emission Nebula
Constellation
Cygnus
Observation Site
Goldau, CH
Bortle Class 4
Date
11. - 22. September 2022