Butterfly Nebula
Butterfly Nebula
This image centres on a part of the nebula IC 1318 known as the Butterfly Nebula, a double-lobed cosmic cloud
IC 1318 is an emission nebula in the Cygnus constellation, about 4,000 lightyears away. It glows as a result of nearby stars releasing streams of charged particles known as stellar winds, which ionise the gasses, causing them to emit light.
IC 1318 is often known as the Gamma Cygni Nebula and can be seen around the star Sadr, although the nebula and the star are unassociated and Sadr is not the cause of the emission nebula's glow.
This was an advance request using SPA-1-CMOS and the co-ordinates of Sadr, captured in SHO from 10 images per filter.
IC 1318 is an emission nebula in the Cygnus constellation, about 4,000 lightyears away. It glows as a result of nearby stars releasing streams of charged particles known as stellar winds, which ionise the gasses, causing them to emit light.
IC 1318 is often known as the Gamma Cygni Nebula and can be seen around the star Sadr, although the nebula and the star are unassociated and Sadr is not the cause of the emission nebula's glow.
This was an advance request using SPA-1-CMOS and the co-ordinates of Sadr, captured in SHO from 10 images per filter.
SPECIFICATIONS
Telescope
SPA-1 Takahashi FSQ-106ED
Camera
QHY 600M
Location
Spain
Date of observation
May 2024 (Advance request)
Filters
SHO
Processing
Pixinsight, Blur Exterminator, Affinity, Star Exterminator, Topaz De-noise/Sharpen
Credits
Jarmo Ruuth for his excellent framing tool, and Alex for pointing me in the right direction.
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