NGC6888- Astronomy and astrophotography CCD camera images



16/07/2005
Object name: NGC6888 Crescent nebula
Popular name: Crescent nebula
Object type: Bright Nebula
Magnitude: 10
Size: 18 13
Position angle: 0
Classification: EN
Apparent RA: 20 12 06.5 Apparent Dec: +38 21 18
Constellation: Cygnus

One of my favourite objects - which I often use as a test after major changes. The obejct was approaching zenith, and the star shapes are a little distorted by a tracking error. Perhaps I should have selected shorter exposures.

Captured in k3ccdtools. Stack in registax. No Dark. Curves in photoshop.

Exposure Details :

23x60s on 200mm @ F5 with SC3.5

Curdridge Observatory, Southampton,UK