NGC6888 Crescent nebula


12/07/2006
Object name: NGC6888 Crescent nebula
Popular name: Crescent nebula
Object type: Bright Nebula
Magnitude: 10
Size: 18 13
Classification: EN
Apparent RA: 20 12 06.5 Apparent Dec: +38 21 18
Constellation: Cygnus

First tester of the season. Click image for full sized version. Not dark. Not collimated. Shows that everything is starting to work with each other.

Captured in Artemis Capture. Calibrated, aligned and combined in Maxim. DDP applied. Some filtering in Maxim and tweak curves, resize and save in photoshop

This image was autoguided using my 400mm focal length refractor and my black and white SC1 webcam.

Current Imaging equipment configuration

Exposure Details :

Coma Corrector 5x90s on 200mm @ F5 with ART285

Curdridge Observatory, Southampton,UK