Gamma Cygni Region
| The area around Gamma Cygni (the bright star at right center) is rich in nebulosity. The bright nebula below Gamma Cygni is IC1318 - often referred to as the Butterfly Nebula. | ||
| Optics: | Canon 300mm f/4.5 Lens | |
| Camera: | Modified Canon T2i (550D); Raw capture; ISO 1600 | |
| Mount: | Orion Sirius EQ | |
| Guiding: | NexGuide autoguider on Lumicon 50mm finder scope | |
| Exposures: |
11 @ 3 min. |
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| Processing: |
Camera was focused using Live View. Raw images were converted using Canon's Digial Photo Professional. Converted images were aligned and combined with ImagesPlus. The final image was adjusted in Photoshop. |
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| Notes: |
This was taken on 5/26/11 from my backyard. It was first light for the Canon lens and first field test of the Celestron NexGuide stand-alone autoguider on a Lumicon 50mm Super Finder. Seeing was good. Temperature: 45F Humidity was high. |
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